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Living with Dysphagia

If you have swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), thickened fluids can help you drink with confidence, supporting safer swallowing while keeping you well hydrated and nourished.¹⁻⁵ 

Your speech therapist (ST) or dietitian will recommend the right IDDSI thickness level for you, ensuring drinks are safe to swallow.⁶

A lady holding a purple mug enjoys a Vanilla-flavoured Fresubin Level 2 Drink in her kitchen as part of her daily nutritional intake and dysphagia management.

Thick & Easy™ dysphagia support range adjusts the thickness of any drink or food when swallowing thin liquids is difficult.

Thickeners (Mix Your Own)

Thick & Easy™ (starch-based) | Thick & Easy™ Clear (gum-based, amylase-resistant). Adjust any drink or food to your prescribed thickness. Neutral flavour to help maintain familiar tastes and routines while supporting safer swallowing.

Fresubin Thickened Level 2 and Level 3 are pre-thickened, high energy, high protein drinks to support the nutritional needs of those with dysphagia. Thick&Easy and Thick&Easy Clear can be used to adjust the thickness of any drink to align with your prescirbed IDDSI level.

Right Option for You

When swallowing is difficult, simple routines matter. The Fresubin dysphagia support range is designed to fit easily into everyday life, thickening your own food and drinks at home, with guidance from your healthcare team.

Explore Products
Fresubin's dysphagia nutrition solutions offer a variety of formats and flavours, including Vanilla-flavoured Thickened Level 2 Drink, Wild Strawberry-flavoured Thickened Level 3 Drink, Thick&Easy Instant Food and Drink Thickener, and Thick&Easy Clear.

*Thick & Easy™ are food for special medical purposes, to be used under medical supervision. For the dietary management in case/risk of insufficient nutrient intake, esp. with dysphagia.

1Burgos R, Bretón I, Cereda E, Desport JC, Dziewas R, Genton L, et al. ESPEN guideline clinical nutrition in neurology. Clinical Nutrition. 2018;37(1):354-396.  

2Volkert D, Beck AM, Cederholm T, Cruz-Jentoft A, Hooper L, Kiesswetter E, et al. ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition and hydration in geriatrics. Clinical Nutrition. 2022;41(4):958-989.  

3Gomes F, Schuetz P, Bounoure L, Austin P, Ballesteros-Pomar M, Cederholm T, et al. ESPEN guidelines on nutritional support for polymorbid internal medicine patients. Clinical Nutrition. 2018;37(1):336-353. 

4Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Position paper on the use of thickened fluids in the management of people with swallowing difficulties. RCSLT. London (England); 2024.  

5McGinnis CM, Homan K, Solomon M, Taylor J, Staebell K, Erger D, et al. Dysphagia: Interprofessional Management, Impact, and Patient-Centered Care. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2019;34(1):80-95.

6International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI). IDDSI Framework (accessed/cited in source PDFs: 16 Jan 2024). Available from: https://iddsi.org/framework/