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What is Thickened liquids by mouth?

Category: Nutrition/Diets

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A food thickener is used to assist people experiencing swallowing problems or dysphagia.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 9 8
Painful swallowing 1 1
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 9

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Thickened liquids by mouth

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Thickened liquids by mouth

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Doctor's advice 2
Course of treatment ended 1
Did not seem to work 1
Expense 1
See all 3 patients who've stopped using Thickened liquids by mouth

Duration

Stopped using Thickened liquids by mouth

Duration Patients Percentage
6 months - 1 year 2
1 - 2 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 2
Usually 1
Sometimes 2
Never taken as prescribed 4
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 4
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 4
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 8
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1 patient evaluation for Thickened liquids by mouth

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Sep 15, 2020 (Started May 15, 2019)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for swallowing difficulty (dysphagia))
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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