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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Forgetting to eat with the PEG
Since I also work in the media industry, I know a lot of creative people. Every now and then, they get into a so-called “flow” during their creative work. They then forget everything around them. Sometimes even the food. Surely it’s not just creative professionals who feel this way, but also other people who (have to) …
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Nutrition exclusively via the PEG
In one of my previous posts, I had already mentioned that a feeding tube does not automatically mean that you can no longer take in any food orally. Of course, it always depends on the individual situation. Like many other people, I am also a part-time oral eater. This means that I can take in small …
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Fluid administration via the PEG feeding tube
Funnily enough, people keep forgetting that a feeding tube can be used not only to administer tube feeding but also fluids. This is despite the fact that the food administered must also be liquid. Personally, I find this aspect of tube feeding almost more important than the food supply. After all, a person can go without food …
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“Eating” fast or slow with a PEG?
As I mentioned in my last blog post, I generally consume my tube feedings fairly quickly. In fact, I use the maximum speed of the pump. I have even refused pumps because their maximum speed was only 400 ml per hour. That’s just not enough for me. I always say, “Then I’ll starve while eating…” My feeding …
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Tube feeding – an introduction
A small warning in advance: this is only the first of many articles on the subject of tube feeding. Because this topic is really very extensive. Of course it is. After all, it’s about our food. One of the most important things in life. There are also countless books, blogs, YouTube channels and TV shows …
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