LSARIOL
Member
- Joined
- Jan 19, 2017
- Messages
- 26
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 11/2016
- Country
- US
- State
- Michigan
- City
- Chesterfield
My sister is having an issue with vomiting. I believe it begins with saliva pooling which caused coughing, then gagging which sometimes leads to vomiting (about 3 - 4 times a week). She is taking 2 cans of Jevity via feeding tube around 1 pm and then 1 or 2 cans in the evening around 6 pm. This is about all she is getting in daily. She might get 2 tablespoons of food via mouth but that is really getting to hard for her. My mom thinks she is not digesting the Jevity and that is why she is throwing up. I think it is just a result of the above mentioned saliva issue. We call my sister an over achiever because her ALS is so progressive. We are constantly trying to catch up to new issues. This one has us at a loss. My sister at this point has stated she will not have a vent. The feeding tube was the most invasive she wanted. If anyone has had similar issues could you please share and let me know if there is something we can do to help the throwing up.