• federalreverse-old@feddit.de
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      8 months ago

      I used to know someone who had to use water thickeners because of their MS. They couldn’t properly swallow fluids anymore, so they consumed e.g. thickened tea on a spoon.

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      8 months ago

      Thick water? No, it’s meant for people that have trouble drinking water, either because of the consistency, or a disability that prevents them from drinking it.

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        8 months ago

        In what way is sirup or honey easier to swallow than water? I’m asking for real because if anything I see it as quite the opposite. There’s a reason one blends food for people who have trouble swallowing solids

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          Near the end of his life my father had a condition that made it hard to close off his windpipe when taking a sip of water. They gave him thickened water in hospital to help with that.

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          8 months ago

          As someone else mentioned, it can be consumed with a spoon, for example. It can be as thick as honey, so you wouldn’t necessarily be drinking it from a glass.