Avoid dry, crumbly foods, foods that are small bits (like rice or tortilla chips), hmmm, what else...anyone? These are what I avoid when I am having that kind of problem. I also get small pills stuck but can't avoid them so I deal with it. I am sorry you are having this symptom.

Take a deep breath, your appointment is coming.
Cathi

Be very careful, until you get this - correctly diagnosed.
Small bites, chewed well, maybe a little water to help wash it down.
Try to eat normal amounts of food, just longer meal times.
If you get too tired? Finish eating later.

Great way to lose weight.
- Ross

Pistachios or nuts or sunflower seeds seem to do it to me, otherwise my choking is much better. I can get by with one at a time. Little bits. lots of chewing. Careful when ill.

I guess what I'm worried about is I'm finding more particles back there, behind my palate too, but I don't know if that's bowl. Of course I wasn't watching before I was diagnosed, so maybe it is normal. I hate having to wait but thanks for remembering that my treatment is coming up catnap2.

Always clean your mouth after eating. At times I had to take a napkin to remove excessive food from my mouth before I brushed my teeth. This is important because you could aspirated the food and develope pneumonia.. I was told by a speech therapist ( if it takes 10 swallows to get food down stop eating for a while). Ice cream went down better for me than anything. Also puddings and things like that. Keep track of your weight. I lost 15 lbs before I got better. How is your breathing and speech? If those worsen you may need to call your neuro. If you don't have one you may need to be seen in the ER.

Rice and small pasta does it to me. I've always been a slow eater, but now I'm glacially slow. Eat stuff that clumps up nicely so you don't have lots of stray bits. Once your symptoms are under better control, you'll get back to a normal diet.

I've had problems with nuts. I eat very little meat but I still manage a handful of nuts a day for protein by chopping them finely and adding them to yogurt and soak overnight. Yum.

I find chewable vitamin C has a powdery consistency when chewed so I avoid those.

This week I had a craving for jelly beans, unusual for a chocoholic. I nibbled all day. By the time dinner rolled around I had difficulty swallowing; woke through the night coughing and the next day my swallow muscles hurt.

Be cautious. Eat slowly and take care.
Larissa

I take my pills with yoghurt---makes them much easier to swallow.Toast, foccacia are difficult to chew and swallow.Make sure at the end of the day if you are going to take your evening pills you don't gulp down the liquid .I have been caught many times with this , it either goes down the wrong way or occaisonally has come out my nose.Just take sips.