Ever wondered how doctors watch you swallow in real time? 👀 That’s a VFSS, short for videofluoroscopic swallow study. It’s sometimes called a modified barium swallow. 🩻 Here’s how it works: you eat or drink small amounts of food and liquid mixed with barium, which shows up on X ray. A moving X ray records the swallow, so the team can see where everything goes from your mouth down your throat. 🥤 Why do it? ✅ To see whether food or liquid is slipping into the airway (called aspiration) ✅ To find out which part of the swallow isn’t working ✅ To help decide which textures and techniques are safest for eating and drinking It’s often done by a radiologist together with a speech language pathologist, and it’s used for patients with swallowing trouble after things like a stroke, neurological conditions, or head and neck problems. 🧠 It even comes up in my world. Bone spurs or surgery in the neck can sometimes make swallowing feel different, so trouble swallowing is always worth mentioning to your doctor. 🦴 Choking, coughing with meals, or food getting stuck should be checked. 🙏 Have you or a family member ever had trouble swallowing? Tell me in the comments. 👇 In South Florida? See Dr. Abbasi in Delray Beach. Click the link in my bio to schedule an appointment. - @drdavidabbasi