PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safe ingesting/swallowing ameliorating food having the possibility of application to a wide range of patients without hardly affecting palatability, ameliorating elicitability of swallowing reflex and promoting recovery of swallowing functions.;SOLUTION: The ingesting/swallowing ameliorating food comprises 1×10-6 to 1×10-1 M, preferably 1×10-3 to 1×10-1 M menthol. Furthermore, the menthol is preferably synthesized menthol. The form of the ingesting/swallowing ameliorating food is preferably selected from a powdery, a liquid, a jellylike, a mousselike, a pasty, a thick and a syrupy states and preferably ingested by cooling. The ingesting/swallowing ameliorating food is preferably used for training of ingesting/swallowing for ameliorating dysphagia.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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