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What Causes Popsicles In Mouth In Children With Cerebral Palsy?
my grandson is 6 yrs old and has cerebral palsy. He is having excessive amounts of foamy saliva. He has a G-tube, a partial fundoplication, and is having Albuterol treatments and wears a vibration vest. He currently is fed a liquid Nutren and supplemented with baby food and yogurt by G-tube. He also has popsicles by mouth and some pudding. What can be causing this?
Tue, 16 Jul 2019
Hi,
Foamy saliva suggests that there is a lot of air in the secretions. Since he has a G-tube then, there is the possibility that there could be an incompletely sealed connection where the G-tube is inserted through the skin and this could be letting air into the stomach which eventually can find its way in the esophagus and come through the mouth where it aerates the salivary secretions causing the foaminess you mention.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
Foamy saliva suggests that there is a lot of air in the secretions. Since he has a G-tube then, there is the possibility that there could be an incompletely sealed connection where the G-tube is inserted through the skin and this could be letting air into the stomach which eventually can find its way in the esophagus and come through the mouth where it aerates the salivary secretions causing the foaminess you mention.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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