The social challenges of eating with a swallowing disorder As humans, we do a lot of our socializing around food. When making plans, they are often centered around having a meal or a drink together. In the pre-pandemic world especially, food featured heavily in our...
A swallowing disorder is when there is a problem with getting food and drink safely and efficiently from the mouth down through the throat and esophagus into the stomach. Swallowing is a complicated process that involves many different muscles, structures and nerves....
Dysphagia Food for Thought Eating foods we love is an experience that everyone should be able to enjoy. After all, food has connected us and brought us closer together for generations. However, when living with dysphagia (or swallowing impairment), it can be hard to...
As it turns out… I never knew “I never knew I had Dysphagia. I always thought I just had difficulty swallowing, due to the cancer treatments I received. Now I know it is serious, because anytime someone uses a four syllable word to describe a problem, it is...