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What is Pineapple juice?

The build-up of saliva is a common problem among people with ALS who have tongue and throat muscles that are weak and not able to automatically swallow the saliva that builds up in the mouth. Sips of carbonated drinks, hot tea w/lemon, juices such as Rose's Lime, apple, pineapple and papaya may help

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 2 1 Efficacy_major
Nausea 1 0
General health 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Depression with anxiety 1 0
Panic Disorder 1 0
Excess saliva 1 1 Efficacy_slight

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Pineapple juice

Euphoria 1

Reported Schedules

  2g as needed 2 daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Pineapple juice (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 100%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Pineapple juice

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Using Pineapple juice

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pineapple juice

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 2 67%
Sometimes
 1 33%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pineapple juice

Very
 1 33%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pineapple juice

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.