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Learn about the different types of feeding tubes and supplies, the proper way to go through the tube feeding process, how to care for your tubing and yourself, and the side effects...
This video will help you learn how to use and care for your feeding tube. You will learn about types of feeding tubes and different feeding methods.
18 sty 2022 · Lorraine, a specialist oncology dietician at The Christie cancer hospital in Manchester, talks about how cancer patients can be sure they're eating well duri...
24 cze 2021 · Some cancer patients have trouble getting proper nutrition due to an inability to eat, problems swallowing, or surgery to the esophagus, head, neck or stomach. Tube feeding, or enteral feeding, is an effective way to deliver nutrition, fluids and medications directly to the stomach or intestine.
9 kwi 2024 · When cancer patients struggle with this, a feeding tube can help. These flexible, plastic tubes placed in the stomach or small intestine can help provide the calories, protein, vitamins, minerals and fluids needed to help the body fight infection, heal and stay healthy.
Many people can have tube feeding at home. Having parenteral nutrition (PN) is more difficult to deal with than having enteral nutrition (EN) , such as NG or PEG feeding. You may need to be referred to a specialist hospital to be shown how to manage the PN feeds at home.
Tube feeding and IV nutrition may be used if you: can't absorb nutrients properly or need extra nutrition such as higher amounts of protein and calories. aren't receiving enough nutrition from food. are having problems with swallowing. can't eat or drink during or after cancer treatment.
