This is an example. The answers below belong to nobody. They were written to show what the report looks like when somebody finds pills and dry food harder than drinks. Yours will look nothing like it unless your answers do.
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September 10, 2026
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Your Food Feel Profile
Here’s how food feels to you right now.
September 10, 2026
You checked 8 foods, drinks, and pills.
What your answers show
Some foods and pills do not feel good to you
Here is what your answers show. It is a place to start, not a diagnosis.
- 3 foods and pills felt difficult to swallowYou rated these "Difficult" or "Very difficult." That shows how much work they take.
- 5 foods and pills do not feel goodYou said these foods and pills do not feel good when you swallow. That is worth noticing.
- The same feel keeps coming upYou said the same thing about more than one item: it gets stuck (3 times), it needs a drink to go down (2 times), and it takes extra effort (2 times). That pattern can help your care team.
What can help:
- Bring the foods and pills that do not feel good to your care team.
- Show your care team the foods and pills you rated difficult. Smaller bites and rest breaks can help.
This is not a diagnosis. It is a way to start a conversation with your care team.
What stood out
Each of these comes straight from something you chose. Nothing here is inferred.
Pills stood out
You rated pills harder on the meter than the other groups you checked.
One thing you rated “Very difficult”
In the pills group. That is the most effort you reported for anything you checked.
“Gets stuck” kept coming up
You chose “It gets stuck” for 3 different items.
You felt it most in your throat
You pointed there 4 times across the things that did not feel good.
How each kind went
The same answers, grouped by the kind of thing. Only the kinds you actually checked are here.
- Drinks2 items1 at Very easy. 1 at Easy. Very easy to Easy
- Soft1 item1 at Very easy. Very easy
- Chewy1 item1 at Takes some work. Takes some work
- Dry2 items1 at Takes some work. 1 at Difficult. Takes some work to Difficult
- Pills2 items1 at Difficult. 1 at Very difficult. Difficult to Very difficult
Each row has five blocks, one for every step of the meter from Very easy on the left to Very difficult on the right. A block is filled in when at least one thing you checked landed there. Nothing is averaged, so a category where you answered two different ways shows both.
Your foods, drinks, and pills on the meter
Where each item landed, from Very easy to Very difficult. This shows effort, not danger.
- Very easyWaterYogurt or applesauce
- EasyCoffee or tea
- Takes some workSteak or chickenDry crackers
- DifficultBread or toastA chalky vitamin
- Very difficultA big pill or capsule
Your item map
What you noticed first, how difficult it felt, and what happened when you swallowed. When something did not feel good, the map also shows where and when you felt it.
- Steak or chickenNoticed: FirmNoticed: Stringy / fibrousNoticed: DenseTakes some workTiring to chewNeeds a drinkMouthWhile eating
- Bread or toastNoticed: DryNoticed: PastyNoticed: StickyDifficultGets stuckNeeds a drinkThroatRight after
- Dry crackersNoticed: DryNoticed: CrumblyNoticed: CrunchyTakes some workMakes me coughCrumbs tickleThroatWhile eating
In your words: “the crumbs go everywhere”
- A big pill or capsuleNoticed: LargeNoticed: DryNoticed: Coated / slipperyVery difficultGets stuckExtra effortThroatChestRight after
- A chalky vitaminNoticed: LargeNoticed: ChalkyNoticed: DryDifficultGets stuckExtra effortThroatRight after
- WaterNoticed: Thin / wateryNoticed: ColdVery easyFeels fine
- Coffee or teaNoticed: Thin / wateryNoticed: Warm / hotEasyFeels fine
- Yogurt or applesauceNoticed: SoftNoticed: SmoothNoticed: ColdVery easyFeels fine
Same item, different story: blue tags point to swallowing. Gold tags point to digestion.
Where your feelings live
Swallowing
Digestion
Swallowing system
Digestion
Mouth, throat, and food pipe are the swallowing system, which a swallowing specialist checks. The stomach is digestion, which usually belongs to a stomach (GI) doctor.
Your feelings point to swallowing
Most of what you feel happens in your mouth, throat, or chest during a swallow. That is the swallowing system. A swallowing specialist can check it.
Learn about what you noticed
Short, plain-language lessons, picked from your own answers.
- Why can pills feel harder to swallow?You rated 2 items in the “pill or vitamin” group as difficult.Read it
- What does chewing actually need to accomplish?You rated 1 item in the “dry” group as difficult.Read it
- Why do dry or sticky foods feel so different?You rated 1 item in the “dry” group as difficult.Read it
- What does it mean when food feels stuck?You chose “It gets stuck” for 3 items.Read it
- When is trouble swallowing worth seeing someone about?Always worth knowing, whatever your profile says.Read it
See the details: every chart
What comes up
How many times each feeling came up across your foods, drinks, and pills.
- Feels fine3
- Gets stuck3
- Needs a drink2
- Extra effort2
- Makes me cough1
- Tiring to chew1
- Crumbs tickle1
What you feel matters. You are in control.
Food Feel is for learning. It is not a diagnosis. If you are choking or cannot breathe, call 911.
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