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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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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“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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What does it feel like having a PEG?
Today a short post about a question that I am repeatedly asked: “How does it actually feel to live with a PEG?” To some, this question may sound stupid. But I think it’s good. Because I think it’s a perfectly valid question. Many oral eaters and even those who may not yet have a PEG …
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My PEG bandage change
My last post was about the fact that almost all people who live with a PEG feeding tube also protect it with a bandage. I am one of them. Of course, as is so often the case in life, there are a few exceptions. But more about that later. Since such a bandage has to …
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The doctor’s consultation on the PEG – a positive experience
In my last blog post, I told you how the insensitive approach of my doctors initially led to me completely blocking the topic of PEG feeding tubes. Especially because my cautious interest was not taken seriously. This didn’t make it any easier for the staff at the next clinic to convince me to have a …
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The doctor’s consultation on the PEG – a negative experience
Sometimes you already suspect it (and may even have successfully suppressed it until now). When the doctors treating you tell you that a PEG feeding tube is really necessary, it is still often a shock. Even if a PEG is a really good therapeutic tool, a permanent feeding tube is usually nothing to look forward …
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