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PAINFUL SWALLOWING

Use a straw for drinking fluids, and use a cup or glass instead of a bowl for eating soup. Tilt your head back t make swallowing easier. Choose soft-textured food (oatmeal, cream of wheat, canned fruits, cottage cheese, yogurt, pudding or custard). Puree food in a blender or food processor if you cannot tolerate soft food. Eat food at room temperature. Avoid eating food that is either very hot or very cold. Try a variety of liquid nutritional supplements that are high in calories and protein, in addition to soft or pureed food. Examples include Ensure Plus, Sustacal, Resource Plus, Nutren 2.0 and Nutrament. You will need to determine what tastes good to you. Try blending fresh or canned fruit with vanilla and strawberry flavors, or blend a banana with a chocolate flavor. If you are underweight, ask your nutritionist, doctor or case manager how to get nutritional supplements through Medicaid or ADAP.