What is Liquid diet by mouth?

Category: Nutrition/Diets

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A liquid diet incorporates either partial meal replacement or all fluid consumption, which may be in the form of teas and juices.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 9 2
Weight loss 4 1
Crohn's disease 2 0
Choking 1 1
Gagging (throat spasm) 1 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 8

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Liquid diet by mouth

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Liquid diet by mouth

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 7
Doctor's advice 2
Other 1
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Duration

Stopped using Liquid diet by mouth

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 4
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 3
Usually 2
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 3
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 2
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 5
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 1
$50-99 1
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 5
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Liquid diet by mouth.