I am very confused abt the subject I had found mom almost dead sorry folks I was told she has sucked food into her lungs the nagging question is when I did get to her I gave her water and she drank just fine so when you begun not remembering can you rembering again? The night before she was eating fine thank you all who help me I just can't understand I miss mom so much
1. Whether your mother has dementia; I've read here in other posts that this can be a problem for some people with certain types of dementia as it progresses.
2. Whether she has any type of swallowing disorder.
3. If 3 is yes, whether she's seen a speech pathologist or speech therapist.
4. Possibly but not necessarily unrelated to 1, 2, and 3: does she eat too quickly, "wolfing down" her food before it's been chewed and cleared from her mouth?
Some working people I know eat fast - it's become a habit from taking short breaks rather than full lunch hours. But they can manage it; older people can't necessarily eat that fast.