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Tips on where to get help if you’re struggling to afford food, and ways to make your food budget stretch further.

A stroke can sometimes cause changes to your taste and smell. Things can taste different or taste bad (dysgeusia) or you may not taste flavours (hypogeusia or ageusia). Some people lose the sense of smell (anosmia) or become more sensitive to smells (hyperosmia). These problems often improve over time, and our guide gives some practical tips about oral hygiene and enjoying your food.

In an eagerly awaited roundtable discussion, Clare Jonas from the Stroke Association, Wiltshire Farm Food's Dietician Emily Stuart, and Speech and Language Therapist Dr Sabrina Eltringham, address the issue of living with dysphagia after stroke.

This page explains why you may have problems with swallowing after a stroke and how they can be diagnosed and treated.

After a stroke, it is very common for individuals to experience difficulties in their swallowing abilities. This is medically known as dysphagia.

Even making small changes to your eating habits can make a difference to your overall health, particularly if you have been told that you are at risk of having a stroke or TIA.

Eating a healthy, balanced diet can help to support your recovery after stroke. Read our tips.