[Dysphagia] thickened liquids

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My thought exactly.

Linda A. Zanchi MA CCC-SLP

---- Vera Karger <vkargerslp at mac.com> wrote: 
> My concern is the 2nd ingredient.
> 
> Vera	 Karger, M.S., CCCS
> Monroe, CT
> vkargerslp at mac.com
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 5, 2007, at 4:58 PM, Lindsey Lorteau wrote:
> 
> > We have just sampled today a new brand of thickened liquids that our
> > facility is going to be using from now on and I wondered if anyone  
> > else
> > has had experience with them.  They are called Carbotrol Nutrassist  
> > and
> > come in the same flavours as our previous supply from
> > Resource/Novartis.
> >
> > I'm curious if anyone is aware of what the ingredients might do if  
> > they
> > happen to be aspirated though.  The juices seem to have the same stuff
> > as the Resource products but not the thickened water; it seems to have
> > quite a few more.  It is called Lemon Flavored with Electrolytes
> > Hydrating Beverage and its ingredients are:
> > water
> > high frustose corn syrup
> > modified food starch
> > natural and artificial flavors
> > salt
> > sodium citrate
> > potassium citrate
> > tricalcium phosphate
> > glycerol abietate
> > gum arabic
> > brominated vegetable oil
> > ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
> >
> > I don't tend to recommend that people drink thickened water alot; I
> > prefer that they drink regular water but some people may be drinking
> > this stuff anyway.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> > Lindsey
> >
> > Lindsey J M Lorteau, MS, CCC-SLP
> > Speech-Language Pathologist
> > St Boniface General Hospital
> > 409 Tach? Avenue
> > Winnipeg, MB  R2H 2A6
> > T 204-237-2322
> > F 204-235-3026
> > llorteau at sbgh.mb.ca
> >
> >
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