Difficulty swallowing is a side effect of brain stroke, and along with other physical effects it may take a year or even more to resolve.
Patients with this problem are fed via a tube surgically inserted into the stomach.
Dysphagia therapy is key for the recovery of swallowing function after stroke by performing swallowing exercises to help the brain relearn these skills.
Most people who have had a stroke will recover their ability to swallow safely.

Thank you very much!

my father lost his swallowing function recently after stroke and is fed via PEG line in stomach. his swallowing has gotten a bit better but i would like to add that his swallowing becomes very bad if his sodium levels in blood fall or if he suffers from some infection. do keep a check on serum electrolytes and infection. seema from pakistan

Dear seema, thanks for your suggestion. My grandmother has lost her swallowing function for 2 months and has suffered lung infection yet. I intent to tell her to perform swallowing exercises after her recovering from lung infection.
Thanks again.

My husband has lost his swallowing ability a year ago, after repeated strokes. He will be fed by the PEG tube for the rest of his life, but he still manages to swallow his favorite cookies.... A speech therapist works with swallowing difficulties, so please try to get your grandmother scheduled for an evaluation and treatment with a speech therapist. good luck!

Thanks a lot!

My dad has very little swallow function,although he can swallow on command.He was fitted with a PEG tube.Make sure you deal with a good speech therapist that takes time for their patients,the hospital therapists are rushed and whilst duty of care is exercised I feel they could do more,also my dad hates the thickened liquid they use & spat it out anyway.Goodluck

Thank you!