What happened when the old man choked while drinking water?

As people age, their organs begin to decline. Sometimes the elderly may choke when drinking water. Studies have found that this is mostly due to incorrect swallowing methods, so it is best to swallow with your head down; second, the swallowing speed is too fast, so it is best for the elderly to drink water in small sips and not swallow; third, talking while drinking water can also cause choking.

1. What happened when the elderly choked while drinking water?

1. Adjust the way you swallow

Change the direction of food flow through different postures. Lowering your head to swallow can protect the trachea and prevent food or liquid from flowing into the throat too quickly, making eating safer. People who are bedridden for a long time need to raise the head of the bed 90 degrees before eating.

2. Adjust the speed and amount of eating

Swallowing in small sips can reduce the amount of food remaining in the throat. Swallow each mouthful several times and clear your throat after swallowing to ensure that you swallow completely to avoid any food or medicine residue. If you choke easily when using a straw, you can use a spoon or a slanted cup instead to control the amount you eat.

3. Adjust the texture of food

To increase the viscosity of the liquid, you can add thickeners or starch to water or soup to make it thicker, slow down the flow rate of the liquid, and prevent it from flowing into the respiratory tract too quickly. Don't eat hard food to avoid it getting stuck in your throat.

4. Do more swallowing exercises

Falsetto practice: Make a "one" sound and slowly raise the pitch, the higher the better, until you reach the highest note; maintain the high note for 5 seconds and repeat 8 times.

Tongue support exercise: stick the tongue forward, lightly bite the tip of the tongue with your teeth, swallow the saliva, and keep the tip of the tongue outside. Repeat 8 times. It can increase the strength of the tongue root and pharyngeal muscles and reduce food residue.

2. Health recipes for the elderly

1. Steamed radish with honey: Wash and peel a large white radish, hollow out the center, fill it with honey, place it in a bowl, and steam it. In spring, eating steamed radish with honey is effective in preventing colds, tuberculosis, bronchitis and other diseases.

2. Celery porridge: 250 grams of rice, add appropriate amount of water, cook until half-cooked, then add 120 grams of washed and chopped celery with roots, cook the porridge until cooked and eat. Spring is the time when celery is available in large quantities, and it is also a high-incidence period for liver-fire headaches and hypertension. Eating celery porridge can clear liver heat, lower blood pressure, and stop dizziness.

3. Pig blood and spinach soup: Take 500 grams of pig blood, cut into slices, 500 grams of spinach, wash and cut, cook together to make soup, season and eat once a day or every other day. This soup has the effects of nourishing the body and promoting circulation. It is most suitable for the weak and the elderly who suffer from constipation, hemorrhoids and bloody stools. What should we pay attention to when caring for bedridden elderly people?

4. Scallion and garlic soup: 500 grams of scallion, 250 grams of garlic. Wash and cut the scallion into sections, peel and smash the garlic. Put them both in a pot, add 2 kilograms of water, and boil for 15 minutes. It can be consumed by multiple people at home, with each person drinking 1 cup each time, 3 to 4 times a day. It has the effect of clearing the exterior, promoting yang and eliminating evil, and is suitable for preventing influenza, or for people with early symptoms of a cold such as sneezing, headache, muscle aches, etc.