Does anyone know the name of the sweets for dementia patients?

[Deathraystare]

Meant for dementia patients who forget to drink water but apparently would remember to have sweets so they don't get a dry mouth.

I do not have dementia but my pills make my mouth dry. I have type 2 diabetes so I am hoping they are not too sweet.

https://www.jellydrops.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgdWPos-niQMV1JdQBh29XwoAEAAYASAAEgKJ1_D_BwE jelly drops

Waterdrops

Thanks @SallyForf !

I see they are sugar free and laxative free so that's good!

@Munchyseeds2

I wonder if they are similar.

Typical! I tried to buy jellydrops but they insist on sending a code to your phone and the phone number is an old phone I no longer have!

However I tried waterdrops - which mainly seem to be drinks and I found something on Amazon and have placed an order, so thanks all!

Hope they help

And me.
Best wishes.

Please could you share the link to the waterdrops sweets you found on amazon, I can only find the flavouring to add to water

@Christingly

Sadly no, I only got the one about flavouring water but thought that would have to do. You may have more luck going on the above link for jellydrops. I cannot because it wants to text to an old phone number and I no longer have the phone.

Surely you just add your current phone number?

Thanks @Deathraystare 😊

This is not aimed at OP in particular, I hope what you have found helps you. But I'm shocked at what these are and the massive mark up by marketing to the families dementia sufferers.

Each portion of jellies (a plastic pot containing multiple sweets) contains 50ml of water.

Recommended water intake of 2l = 2000ml. Let's say you're 500ml short because you forget to eat/drink so would need 10 portions at £10+ each day.

Hartley's sugar free ready made jelly pots are also 95% water and similar ingredients at 50p for 175ml so say 165ml water each pot, £1.50 a day to get your 500ml. Plus a vitamin tablet.

These people have no shame.

The Jelly Drops have been a godsend.

Commenter above has missed out the fact they contain B vitamins and electrolytes beyond the 50ml per pot.

It says no laxative effect, but sucralose does have a laxative effect, as well as causing painful bloating and maltodextrin has a high GI and will spike blood sugar.

I had treatment for cancer in May which left me with a really dry mouth. These to products I bought from Amazon were a godsend

Could you not just make up some sugar free jelly in ice cube trays

In terms of any problems ordering, here's the email for Jelly Drops customer service who are really helpful:
[email protected]

Glad to hear they were helpful to you @BeCalmCyanTraybake

Jelly Drops are backed through Alzheimer's Society's innovation accelerator programme and have helped over 70,000 families so far, so they are definitely worth trying if hydration is an issue for a loved one.
This guide by the Alzheimer's Society on hydration and dementia is also a useful resource and mentions some of the challenges that Jelly Drops aims to help with specifically, for extra context for anyone else reading:
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/daily-living/drinking-hydration

Further info here: www.jellydrops.com

Mouth tape is great for a dry mouth over night. It has multiple benefits from encouraging nasal breathing including benefits to the immune system, improved oral health, improved circulation, reductions in snoring/sleep apnoa/ADHD/improved brain health.

If you can avoid mouth breathing during the day too it should help with dry mouth symptoms.

@Deathraystare In terms of any problems ordering, here's the email for Jelly Drops customer service who are really helpful, if you need it!
[email protected]

If you have dry mouth you can get artificial salvia spray and slavia jell to rub on your mouth. Try different brands. They would work better than the drops. I don't think the drops would do any more than just having sips of water?