As mentioned in the last post, there are three different ways to administer food or fluids via the PEG (or, of course, other feeding tubes). I described the “technical solution”, with a feeding pump, in detail in this post here. Today, I will describe a method that uses not technology but the laws of nature: application …
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Month:May 2025
Food administered via the PEG with a pump
There are three different ways to administer nutrition (or fluids) via a feeding tube. I personally use or have used all three over time. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, you should simply look at which variant best suits your own needs. This can indeed vary depending on the situation. Perhaps you will find out …
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Eating with the PEG – my soup phase
As I described to you in one of my last posts, there was a time in my life with PEG when I consciously avoided eating food orally altogether. However, one early summer’s day, the afternoon turned out a little differently than originally planned. Everything took much longer and ended with dinner at a restaurant with friends. …
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Maintenance of the PEG tube
Today, I just want to make a short but important point. Unlike a button or gastrotube, a PEG can only be changed with some effort. To make sure that this has to be done as rarely as possible, it is important to take good care of it. In this post, this really refers to the tube …
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