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Is Giving Hyoscyamine Advisable To Treat Choking Sensation Caused While Eating?
My mom 88 years old, has had trouble swallowing and was prescribed hyoscyamine .025mg before meals. Her significant other gave her some cabbage soup Last night and she is was not able to swallow even water most of today. i gave her 2 hyoscamine tabs and she seemed to perk up within minutes. can I give her these two tabs with no
Wed, 20 Feb 2019
Hello,
I think it's not a good idea to continue giving Hyoscyamine on your own unless it was recommended by her doctor.
Sometimes, this drug might aggravate her choking problems. The best thing is to run a few investigations to determine what is causing choking (age? esophagus problems? gastroparesis?).
Discuss this further with her gastroenterologist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Albana Sejdini, General & Family Physician
I think it's not a good idea to continue giving Hyoscyamine on your own unless it was recommended by her doctor.
Sometimes, this drug might aggravate her choking problems. The best thing is to run a few investigations to determine what is causing choking (age? esophagus problems? gastroparesis?).
Discuss this further with her gastroenterologist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Albana Sejdini, General & Family Physician
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