Understanding Dysphagia
Information for Patients & Carers
Being diagnosed with dysphagia can be confusing and frightening. Eating and drinking are a natural part of everyone’s life and difficulty in swallowing is always disruptive, regardless of the cause. This website has been created to help you understand what dysphagia is, what causes it, and to assist in living with it day-to-day.
Understanding Dysphagia
Information for Patients & Carers
Being diagnosed with dysphagia can be confusing and frightening. Eating and drinking are a natural part of everyone’s life and difficulty in swallowing is always disruptive, regardless of the cause. This website has been created to help you understand what dysphagia is, what causes it, and to assist in living with it day-to-day.
Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties. Some people with dysphagia have problems swallowing certain foods or liquids while others…
Dysphagia can come and go, be mild or severe, or get worse with time, and symptoms can vary from person to…
There are two main types of dysphagia. One is due to problems in the mouth or throat (oropharyngeal dysphagia) and the other to…
If patients are having difficulty swallowing, it is usual for their GP to carry out an initial assessment of the problem. They may…
Treating dysphagia depends on the underlying condition and the type of dysphagia that the patient has. However, most swallowing…
Patients who find it difficult to swallow tablets might think that the answer is to crush tablets to make swallowing their medication easier…
Not everyone with dysphagia needs to make the same changes to their lifestyle. It depends on the severity of the dysphagia, but…
With professional help, most swallowing difficulties can be managed. The following resources may also be useful in living with…
The following definitions of medical and scientific terms may help with understanding what dysphagia is, what causes it and how…
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