{"id":5563,"date":"2017-05-16T10:04:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T08:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/vitalites\/food-going-down-the-wrong-way-what-it-is\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T21:41:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T19:41:03","slug":"food-going-down-the-wrong-way-what-it-is","status":"publish","type":"vitalites","link":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/vitalites\/food-going-down-the-wrong-way-what-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Food going down the wrong way : what it is?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tWe say something \u201c<strong>went down the wrong way<\/strong>\u201d when a piece of food enters the windpipe instead of the digestive tube.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe food or drink enters the larynx, trachea or lungs instead of the oesophagus causing the patient to cough and splutter or have difficulty in breathing.<br \/>\n\tThe term \u201caspiration\u201d is used when food is inhaled into the lungs. When aspiration occurs at each mouthful or sip, the patient is diagnosed with the condition known as <strong>dysphagia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/dysphaie-nutrisens.jpg\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 350px; float: left; margin-right: 20px;\" \/>Who is affected?<\/h2>\n<p>\n\tThe condition usually occurs in young children and elderly people but may also affect patients following a stroke. Bad posture may also trigger the problem.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>What should I look out for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAspiration may manifest as coughing, suffocation, or impaired breathing.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>What should I do if it happens?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\n\tWhat to do:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tAsk the person to hold their breath for an instant<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tBreathe in gently through the nose<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tCough as hard as possible with mouth open to expel the blockage<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tPerform first aid such as the <span style=\"color:#ee5d37;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vulgaris-medical.com\/premiers-secours\/manoeuvre-de-heimlich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heimlich manoeuvre<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\n\tDo not:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tPat the person\u2019s back<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tMake them drink<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tRaise their arms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\tAll three can lead to total suffocation and\/or block the object in the trachea.<br \/>\n\tIf aspiration is recurrent or symptomatic, consult a doctor and test swallowing with a specialist speech therapist.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>What are the solutions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tPosture correction may be sufficient. If not, Thickeners may be added to drinks and food may be mashed or pur\u00e9ed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We say something \u201cwent down the wrong way\u201d when a piece of food enters the windpipe instead of the digestive tube. The food or drink enters the larynx, trachea or lungs instead of the oesophagus causing the patient to cough and splutter or have difficulty in breathing. The term \u201caspiration\u201d is used when food is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5564,"template":"","thematique_blog":[25],"tags_blog":[],"class_list":["post-5563","vitalites","type-vitalites","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","thematique_blog-nutrition-sante"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vitalites\/5563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vitalites"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vitalites"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"thematique_blog","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thematique_blog?post=5563"},{"taxonomy":"tags_blog","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags_blog?post=5563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}