Do people with MS usually have problems with swallowing? A random wierd feeling of weekness, like having to swallow a few times to get salive to do down...
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4/13/10 5:13pm
yes swallowing does seem to be a problem for some with m.s. i think for most it's a choking problem that can be helped by thicker liquids. honey in my tea seemed to help a lot. my biggest problem seems to be forgetting how to swallow. have to sit there and think about it step by step to get it down-unless somebody makes me laugh then it is sprayed all over the place and i don't have to worry about swalling after all
. i do empathize. it can be very frustrating. they to have tharapists who can offer swallowing help.
4/15/10 4:31am
I have not heard that think people withi MS usually have trouble swallowing but they do need to be sure to swallow food carefully. A few months ago I was eating a peanut butter sandwich (in a hurry) and started to swallow but was suddenly choking and couldn't breathe at all.
I was revived in a NHS ambulance since I had collapsed unconscious after just a few seconds. I'm sure it's pretty rare, but if my wife hadn't called the hospital at once I would certainly have died. So I make sure I eat carefully now.
4/15/10 8:55am
I have had it come and go. Most often happens when I'm really tired.
4/15/10 9:40am
I was diagnosed with MS in 2007. I have problems with swallowing. It's uncomfortable. I choke sometimes. It feels like theirs a blockage in my throat right now.
4/15/10 11:51am
I have had MS for 30 years & recently have developed problems AFTER I swallow. The food does NOT go down the passageway to my stomach. It is very scary when food gets stuck AFTER I swallow. I passed a Swallow Test last year at the local hospital. The muscles in my chest that move the food to the stomach Do Not do their job. I don't want to put up with this, so I swallow liquid after EVERY bite of food. I give an "internet hug" to all those putting up with this crappy disease. 
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