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tube feeding

GentlemanJohn
GentlemanJohn CSN Member Posts: 2
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Last week a patient in these discussions said he had a G-tube and was throwing up. Could not keep the nutrition down. My advice is to try BURPING a lot before pouring in the formula. Also, the liquid flows best when we INHALE, so do that, watch it flow, then exhale.
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