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[DYSPHAGIA] thickeners and dehydration...help!
I wonder if we could hear from the dietitians about
gums used as thickening agents. Simplythick is a
anionic bacterial polysaccharide that is used as an
emulsifier because it holds water. The other gums have
the same properties. For example, agar is a bulk
laxative ? precisely because it attracts and holds
water.
I have serious concerns about the potential for
dehydration if one thickens with a substance that
binds to water rather than releases it.
Irene
--- MindyChap@aol.com wrote:
>
> I tried to use the Simplythick gum thickeners. It
> was like jelly fish
> swimming in water. I couldn't get it to mix.
>
> Mindy
>
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