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As you get used to being home with your feeding tube, this Home Tube Feeding guide will help you and your family understand how to manage your tube feeding. What is tube feeding? Tube feeding is a way of providing nutrition to people who cannot eat and drink enough for a period of time. • Tube feeding products are liquid food, often called ...
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TUBE FEEDING FOR ADULTS ~ 3 Topics covered in this guide: Types of feeding tube • Nasogastric tube (NG tube) 2 • Nasojejunal tube (NJ tube) 2 • Gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes (e.g. PEG, JEJ, PEG-J) 3 Equipment and administration • Equipment required to start tube feeding 6 • Types of tube feeds 7
Home blended food for tube feeding is the use of food that has been blended to a consistency that can be given through a gastrostomy feeding tube (G-tube). Using food in place of formula or in combination with formula offers another way to feed your child.
Tube feeding provides total nutrition for people who cannot eat at all or extra nutrition for people who cannot eat enough regular food. The diagram below shows different types of feeding tubes. Your type of tube is highlighted. Naso = nose. Gastro = stomach Jejuno = small intestine Stoma = opening.
17 Μαρ 2016 · Homemade tube feeding is a tube feeding in which smooth or liquid food is used in addition to or in place of formula. Homemade tube feeding can also be referred to as blenderized tube feeding, blended formula, and puréed by gastrostomy tube diet.
The Basics of G-Tube Feedings at Home. How to manage G-tube feedings: 1. Prepare. Prepare the formula. Check the tube position (ask your healthcare provider how often). Flush the feeding tube with prescribed amount of water. There are three methods for delivering a G-tube feeding: Gravity feeding.
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