Hello all,
My mom received her PEG yesterday. They are waiting on the home health nurse today to give them instructions on how to use it and take care of it.
My question---what are the "side effects" of using a high fiber liquid nutrition (1.5 cal Jevity)?
She had a bout with severe constipation and then the opposite after she was treated at the hospital. She is weak enough that cleaning herself up after the diarrhea was not possible alone. I'm sure she was horrified to have to have her husband help her. They didn't call us for help.
Everything I read on PEGs and liquid nutrition centers around the hows and whats, but not how you can expect a change in gastrointestinal activity. They are just focusing on making sure she gains some weight and making sure the site remains healthy. I know they aren't thinking of how it will effect her gut. Could you enlighten me so I can pass the word along to my mom and her husband.?
Many thanks,
Carla
My mom received her PEG yesterday. They are waiting on the home health nurse today to give them instructions on how to use it and take care of it.
My question---what are the "side effects" of using a high fiber liquid nutrition (1.5 cal Jevity)?
She had a bout with severe constipation and then the opposite after she was treated at the hospital. She is weak enough that cleaning herself up after the diarrhea was not possible alone. I'm sure she was horrified to have to have her husband help her. They didn't call us for help.
Everything I read on PEGs and liquid nutrition centers around the hows and whats, but not how you can expect a change in gastrointestinal activity. They are just focusing on making sure she gains some weight and making sure the site remains healthy. I know they aren't thinking of how it will effect her gut. Could you enlighten me so I can pass the word along to my mom and her husband.?
Many thanks,
Carla