tube feeding

To California residents who are on hospice or will need hospice services in the future: Below is the text of a letter I sent to the Director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) requesting clarification and enforcement of existing regulations that are being routinely ignored by...

I have been fairly quiet on the forum lately, as I have been keeping myself very busy, so I don't have to think. We have our routine down, to the point that I can just about do it in my sleep, and our life has been feeling so "normal." Tim has just about all the equipment that you can get, and...

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...

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?

Since getting out of the hospital with divirticulitis I have been mostly tube feeding and have noticed that I have much gas and typically go 5-6 times a day instead of the 1X I used to do. Can this be due to the Jevity?

I have 7 cases of Diabetic Tube Feeding solution (hershey's unflavored) I want to give away to someone nearby me in the Boston Area. My mother used the stuff, but she passed away recently. I think I have a box of the plastic bottles that hold the stuff to allow it to drip into the tube too and...

For those tube feeding, how frequently do you do it and how much are you pouring in? I am curious, as I am getting one on the 12th. Have you ever put in too much? What containers do you think work the best?

I need help from all you experienced folks out there (PALS and CALS)... My mom needs to start tube feedings, but the first time we tried it made her stomach hurt. What is the best way to introduce the feedings to her system to prevent this? How much do you start giving and at what time...

I am working hard to put some weight back on my bones (although I now have a perfect skeleton Halloween costume). So far, my tummy feels comfortable with 200-300mL so I am tube feeding 5 times a day. Out of those 5 times, I am using commercial formula (resource 2.0) twice. Everytime. I ingest...

They have started me on Isosource last Saturday at the hospital. I have had diarrhea continuously since the start. The doctor's say I need to get used to it. They have also given me fiber and Imodium. It has now been over a week. Will I ever get used to it? Will the diarrhea ever go away? I...