Second, improve the posture of patients eating. Because Parkinson's patients can't control their muscles well, they can't chew hard. When they swallow hard, they can easily get food stuck in their throats and cause suffocation, and it is also very dangerous to inhale food particles into their lungs. Therefore, it is suggested that patients with Parkinson's disease should not eat in bed, sit in an upright position before eating, lean forward slightly and chew slowly consciously, and stay in an upright position for about 20 minutes after eating, so that food can be better digested and absorbed.
Generally speaking, patients with Parkinson's disease should eat as little as possible and eat more meals a day. The diet is mainly light and easily absorbed food. Chew a small amount of food at a time and swallow it gently. If there is food stuck in your throat, you can clean up the foreign body by gently coughing or using a medical cotton swab to avoid choking yourself because of swallowing difficulties. Every time the patient eats, try to keep an upright posture, and then lie down and rest after the food is fully digested.