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Peg Feeding Problems

Premium Questions

Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

I am a caregiver for and elderly woman with a peg tube for at night tube feeding. She got her PEG tube placed in September 2016. The night caregiver is in charge of feeding she flushes before... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

my grandmothers peg feeding tube fell out six days ago and the doctors haven't replaced it. how long can she last without her feed and only on a glucose drip? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Monish De MD

Have a peg feeding tube , believe a infection is in stomach....How to find a doctor who is willing to assess problem without dismissing the family's concern of condition due to person's age ( 92) ?. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monish De ( Oncologist)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

Is there any reason why a long gastro tube would be inserted into a patient rather than a low profile Mic-Key button for feeding? Is different equipment used for the placement of these tubes? Is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

be food but does have substance. What are the possibilities. Could it be aspirant from peg feeding ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.   Muhammed Aslam MD

Please l have a patient at home who uses feeding tube . In fact the first tube works very well for almost one & half years but ever since they change it become he was having problems for balloon peg... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammed Aslam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

[My son is a Cancer patient and he has a gastric tube now for about 3 weeks. The problem is it is now leaking fluids around the tube when administering his liquid meds and water. What could have happened and how can we fix... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

my mother is 90 yrs old bedridden sec to L1#.ccCOPD CHRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM on Peg feeding now she becomes very restless figits with her oxygentube her peg tube and keeps figitting with the sheets ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

walker syndrome is on peg feeding of pediasure every 3 hrs then with continuous peg feeding from 11pm-8am ... peg. he s also on nebulization of pulmicort twice a day and ventolin every 6... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Akhtarhusain MD

totally not working, she has a peg fitted through her stomach for feeding & medicine, she always had problems suffering from ibs which was never confirmed by dr, suffering constant lose bowel... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusain ( Internal Medicine Specialist)