Hi Billie

I just noticed you have Sjogrens - I do too, and have for many many years. It mainly affects my mouth and eyes. I eat a normal diet, just chew things well and drink water with meals (it can help with swallowing chewed food). Actually my biggest problem is caused by damage to my tongue (nerve damage) which makes it difficult for me to move food around my mouth and position my food for swallowing, My swallowing can be pretty uncoordinated.

You can get saliva pastilles, but they are pretty ickky really. But they do help.

Do you have any other CTD's ? I also have lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome along with my sjogrens.

cheers

raglet