@westwoman3698 thanks for your info for me. I have to drink ice cold water when my throat feels like it's gonna close and it feels like my tongue swelling. The only thing that opens it is ice cold water and then I don't choke and I can swallow and that'll happen right before. I'm gonna talk on the phone right before I'm gonna take a pill so I now have to take pills with either applesauce or pudding that might help you take your medication. I also like my vegetables like carrots and asparagus and stuff like that El Dante idol I can't eat them raw anymore. They have to be al dente or I don't like them mushy because of the texture, but I do like them al dente because they're soft and I can chew them and then you see to swallow so you can try that also bananas, soft and easy to swallow. I also chocolate milk is easy. it's easy to go down. I've that I've noticed that helps. I also drink Ensure because it's I get the high protein ones so that helps when I get loss of appetite a lot so I hope this helps you right back if you can.