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follow guidance on the day-to-day aspects of tube feeding, as well as handy tips from other people who are tube feeding, their family and carers. At first, all the information may seem overwhelming but, with practice and support, all of these things will become second nature to you and your family. Nutricia Homeward supports patients to tube
A PEG is a soft tube placed through your skin into your stomach. The term ‘PEG’ describes the way it is placed: Percutaneous – through the skin; Endoscopic – the equipment used to examine the stomach; Gastrostomy – opening into the stomach; A venting PEG enables the stomach to be decompressed (remove all the air) and emptied.
Tube Feeding Using the Bolus Method This information will help teach you how to use the bolus method to feed yourself and take your medications through your percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or gastrostomy (G) tube. A feeding tube will be used to give you nutrients while you cannot eat, swallow safely, or maintain your weight.
Instructions for flushing your PEG. Keep the PEG tube up towards the chest, not below the waistline tucked into underwear as this may cause infection. Flush the PEG tube before and after a feed, using 50mls of water (cooled boiled water) to prevent build-up of feed and medication causing blockage.
This booklet provides basic information on how to care for your PEG tube and also includes your feeding regimen. Your dietitian, ward nurse or enteral nutrition clinical nurse specialist will be pleased to help you if you have further queries or concerns.
• Tube feeding is used to provide liquid food (nutrition), water (hydration) and medications • Some reasons for a feeding tube are: 1. Difficulty swallowin g
This guideline covers the care of the patient prior to receiving an endoscopically placed gastrostomy (PEG), immediate post endoscopy care, longer term nursing care and care of the patient going home with a PEG.
