Medicine can help treat or prevent illness. But if you don't take it correctly, it may not help. It may even hurt you. Here are some tips for taking your medicine safely.
When medicines are taken as directed, they can greatly improve your health. But if they are not taken as instructed, they may not work. In some cases, not taking them correctly can be harmful. To help make sure that your treatment remains effective and safe, understand your medicines and how to take them.
After a medical evaluation to find the cause of your dysphagia, your healthcare provider will create a treatment plan for you. You may need to take medicines. In some cases, your provider may suggest an esophageal dilation or surgery.
Dysphagia is difficulty getting food from the mouth to the stomach safely. With the direction of a licensed speech-language pathologist, these exercises may help strengthen and increase movement in the face muscles. This can make eating food safer and easier.