feeding

  1. N

    More TMI

    OK you said it was ok to ask anything. We have been trying to increase my tube feeding but have run into a stone wall. At about 2 cans of Jevity 1.5 I get really bad gas and then just have to keep going to the bathroom. We have tried to go up a little at a time, but no go, at 2 cans bam. I need...
  2. skipper66

    Feeding machine?

    My dad went to the VA clinic in Dallas this week. Dad can still swallow and breath well so far. But, he has hardly any use of his arms and hands anymore. So, he has to be fed. But, they are getting him some type of machine that will feed him? I never heard of such a thing. Any of you ever use...
  3. K

    My dad is newly diagnosed but his symptoms confuse me

    Dad has been diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS. His voice is very weak and his swallow isn't good, though he refuses to get a feeding tube. He is still just as mobile as he always was, though there is a lot of obvious muscle wastage. However, he's 68 but as physically active as a man half his age...
  4. T

    Financial problems

    My husband has had ALS since September 2011. We have been married for 32 years. My son and I both have quit our jobs to care for him. We love him dearly and will do and have done anything and everything for him. He is wheelchair bound, has a feeding tube, and is wearing his BIPAP at night and...
  5. N

    Tube feeding

    I had been on Jevity 1.5 and was using 2 cans a day as a supplemental feeding not to lose weight. I tried to up that to 4 and the result is lots go gas and my going 8x a day. No diarrhea but can't stop going. Now I can't eat by mouth or take tube feedings. Any help out there?
  6. J

    Does excess Phlegm and Mucous signify lung issues?

    Hello, I've been reading past posts on Phlegm and see that there are various methods and suggestions in dealing with it. Unfortunately, I probably will not be able to use any of them with my PALS. What I would like to know is whether increase in phlegm and mucous could be/ is likely related...
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