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diareha associated with feeding tube,

Greg Moodispaugh
Greg Moodispaugh CSN Member Posts: 2
in Esophageal Cancer #1
What can I do to control diareha when using a feeding tube? Medicine does not seem to work. He is on 2cal with pump. 45 an hour. What can I do? Please help my dad.
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  • dwhite0002
    dwhite0002 CSN Member Posts: 126 Member
    #2
    Usually it gets better with
    Usually it gets better with time, although I still have it off and on. I am a 6 yr survivor, but still use a tube for supplemental calories.
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  • Sally.L
    Sally.L CSN Member Posts: 40 Member
    #3
    What kind of tube
    Is it a J tube and what formula is he using? My husband is having great success with Peptamen 1.5. We learned the hard way that our insurance does not cover this, but have since found a couple of sources for getting it free and/or at greatly reduced prices.
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