NUTILIS CLEAR 175 g

Product Information

How fluid thickness and food texture are defined for patients with swallowing difficulties, and how to find the recommended level for a patient. You may need to remind them that the reason you’re having thickened drinks is so that you can drink safely without it going down the wrong way. Thickeners based on carob gum (locust bean gum) might not be suitable for thickening macrogol (PEG) laxatives. Always ask your healthcare professional to confirm the number of scoops of Nutilis Clear that will be needed. Nutilis Clear is designed to thicken foods and fluids easily, Nutilis Clear can be added to hot or cold drinks.

Patient information factsheet

As well as being uncomfortable and sometimes painful, dysphagia is potentially dangerous, with patients being at risk of choking and lung problems, including pneumonia.If the muscles in the mouth or tongue become weaker or uncoordinated, there is a risk that food or drink that is swallowed may end up in the lungs rather than the stomach.

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If someone has difficulty swallowing food and drinks, they might have a condition known as dysphagia. It has been designed to maintain the original appearance, taste and smell of thickened fluids to support palatability, encouraging hydration and nutrition. Establish how much fluid your cup/beaker/glass holds before you make the drink as this will affect the number of scoops of powder you need. Nutilis Clear is a xanthan gum based food and fluid thickener designed to maintain the normal appearance of fluids. Please be assured that our couriers will work as hard as they can to deliver parcels as normal, and will get your parcel to you as soon as they are able.

Unfortunately, there is no single cause of Dysphagia and swallowing difficulties can affect people of all ages. Nutilis Clear Nutilis Clear is a xanthan gum-based fluid and food thickener, for the dietary management of dysphagia. Patients with dysphagia who are likely to be using macrogol laxatives in the management of constipation should be reviewed to ensure they are not using a starch-based thickener. Do not crush, chew or suck your tablets or empty your capsules without asking your Doctor or Pharmacist first.

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Nutricia has developed a free Care Home Education Programme to support care home staff understand the role of thickener in dysphagia, and how to safely make Nutilis Clear and IDDSI* levels. Swallowing has four distinct phases: from taking food into the mouth, to the automatic responses of the body that safely move it through the throat and into the gut. We regret that we cannot redispatch/refund sooner than the timescales listed above as these are the terms set out by the couriers. If your medications have been prescribed in a liquid form or a dissolvable tablet or sachet, make sure you thicken it to the correct thickness as you would your other drinks.The NICE British National Formulary (BNF) site is only available to users in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Although they look like solid food, they melt in the mouth very quickly and turn back into liquids, so you may not swallow them safely. At Nutricia, we work to serve the patients who depend on us, through healthcare professionals and other caregivers, by developing and delivering specialised nutrition for many conditions.

Nutilis Clear prescribing guide - Nutricia

Your Speech and Language Therapist, doctor or other healthcare professional can explain your swallowing difficulties to you in more detail. You must also do this if your Doctor or Pharmacist has told you to crush your tablets or empty your capsules. The product information for this area of specialization is intended for healthcare professionals or (carers of) diagnosed patients only, as these products are for use under healthcare professional supervision. This includes the group of macrogol laxatives such as Laxido®, Movicol®, Moviprep® and macrogol 3350.The amount of thickener required for each level of fluid will vary between different types and brands of thickener. Nutilis Clear is suitable for patients who are lactose intolerant, on a lactose-free diet, vegetarians and vegans.