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Swallowing Disorders: Stroke and Congenital Disorders

Swallowing Disorders: Stroke and Congenital Disorders

What is Swallowing Disorders: Stroke and Congenital Disorders ?

Swallowing disorder or dysphagia may either be a result of many anatomical causes like thickened gut lining, constricted food pipe, windpipe, and food pipe restrictions, morphological defects, or neurological and muscular defects like muscle dystrophy, stroke, cerebral palsy, brain injury, and more. They can also be congenital or caused due to abnormal gene mutations. The patient may not be able to swallow food completely or partially hard food or also may feel a gag reflex and throw up the food each time they try to swallow. Treatment is modulated towards curing the underlying cause.

  • Hemodialysis is a treatment to filter wastes and water from your blood, as your kidneys.
  • Did when they were healthy. Hemodialysis helps control blood pressure and balance.
  • Important minerals, such as potassium, sodium, and calcium, in your blood.
  • Hemodialysis can help you feel better and live longer, but it’s not a cure for kidney failure.
  • You may be able to do hemodialysis at home. Normally, hemodialysis begins well before your kidneys have shut down to the point of causing life-threatening complications.
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What is Swallowing Disorders:

Stroke and Congenital Disorders ?

Swallowing disorder or dysphagia may either be a result of many anatomical causes like thickened gut lining, constricted food pipe, windpipe, and food pipe restrictions, morphological defects, or neurological and muscular defects like muscle dystrophy, stroke, cerebral palsy, brain injury, and more. They can also be congenital or caused due to abnormal gene mutations. The patient may not be able to swallow food completely or partially hard food or also may feel a gag reflex and throw up the food each time they try to swallow. Treatment is modulated towards curing the underlying cause.

  • Hemodialysis is a treatment to filter wastes and water from your blood, as your kidneys.
  • Did when they were healthy. Hemodialysis helps control blood pressure and balance.
  • Important minerals, such as potassium, sodium, and calcium, in your blood.
  • Hemodialysis can help you feel better and live longer, but it’s not a cure for kidney failure.
  • You may be able to do hemodialysis at home. Normally, hemodialysis begins well before your kidneys have shut down to the point of causing life-threatening complications.
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How is it done?

  • In the case of neurologically caused dysphagia, the underlying ailment must be treated using proper medication and/or surgery.
  • Muscle relaxation exercises and medication may be prescribed to loosen the muscles surrounding your food pipe. Once the constricting muscles give way, swallowing becomes easy.
  • Instructions will be given on how you can gain a better swallow based on your head and neck positioning and regular posture. Constant drooping posture may worsen the condition as your neck muscles stay constricted.
  • Diet is to be modified according to the patients' convenience and nutritional supplements may be advised. A liquid diet, soft food, mashed-up veggies and such can be taken.
  • Speech therapy exercises help in gaining a smoother swallow. In severe cases, surgery may be performed, and/or the patient kept on long-term medication.

How is it done?

  • In the case of neurologically caused dysphagia, the underlying ailment must be treated using proper medication and/or surgery.
  • Muscle relaxation exercises and medication may be prescribed to loosen the muscles surrounding your food pipe. Once the constricting muscles give way, swallowing becomes easy.
  • Instructions will be given on how you can gain a better swallow based on your head and neck positioning and regular posture. Constant drooping posture may worsen the condition as your neck muscles stay constricted.
  • Diet is to be modified according to the patients' convenience and nutritional supplements may be advised. A liquid diet, soft food, mashed-up veggies and such can be taken.
  • Speech therapy exercises help in gaining a smoother swallow. In severe cases, surgery may be performed, and/or the patient kept on long-term medication.

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