Anyone out there with experience of early peg tube feeding? We are having problems in the amount my husband can take at any one time. After 2hrs at 160mls/min, the tube & giving set fall apart as if the stomach is full, with inevitable results,. It is difficult to get in the recommended amount in 24hrs, & he allways feels "full".Gratefull for any tips

hi fran
is you husband feeding tube up his nose and down or through his stumach my mum has the peg feeding tube through the belly as she found that when she was full the peg tube fell out when it was up her nose ask you gp about lowering the feed flo down abit to smothing like 16hrs

Hello Fran

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Hope that helps.

Best wishes
Vinod

Hi liz,/its in the abdomen. We have thought about lowering the rate to about 15hrs, but that really takes over your life doesnt it? Does your Mum Take it overnight & during the day as well?Many thanks for your reply.

Thank you Dr Joshi, that is helpfull.When I see the Dietician this week I wont feel foolish telling her my observations on the behaviour of the tube.

hi fran
mum is on 125ml on a 16hr feed her is in the abdoman too it depends on when she put it up wheither it is on during the night but it does restrict her the nurses help her as she is still in hospital mum hates it too you should see the faces she pull when the nurses come in to chenge bottle i feel sorry for her she cant' talk mum yet but i know when she shows me the tube and points to the bottle i know she telling me shes tied to the feed again