 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,844 | If your grandmother doesn't have a feeding tube yet has issues eating or chewing food then go to a liquid diet if she can swallow without choking on it. Carnation VHC and Ensure Plus or Jevity are the most recommended liquid sustenance.
Personally I can't eat solid foods very much so 99% of my nutrition comes from Ensure and supplements that I drink.
Hope that helps, good luck.
Eric
Young Frack, SCC T4N2M0, Cisplatin,35+ rads,ND, RT Mandiblectomy w fibular free flap, facial paralysis, "He who has a "why" to live can bear with almost any "how"." -Nietzche "WARNING" PG-13 due to Sarcasm & WAY too much attitude, interact at your own risk.
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