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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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G-tube Feeding Procedure

Premium Questions

Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

I have a feeding tube since April. It was hurting all day like it did when they put it in. I had a coughing fit and the tube popped out. I cleaned it up with saline and covered it with gauze. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Oncologist)
Dr.   Ramesh Kumar MD

Our daughter has been diagnosed with gastroparesis . She had a procedure to insert both a J and a G tube for feeding and elimination. A CT scan recently revealed inflammation on the intestinal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh Kumar ( Gastroenterologist)
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... View answer

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

My Dad is 90 years old and had a feeding tube put in a year ago. Now there is food formula residual ... residual in the tube. Did I make a mistake to get a new one by causing an unecesary risk with the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Haleema ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

My wife can only take food by G-tube. She can't swallow. She has been prescribed Pantoprazole 40 mg tablets. How can this be taken by G-tube? Instructions are to not crush. Even crushing,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I have a patient with a gastrostomy tube for feeding. THe CoQ10 that has been given to me to administer has to be punctured to put the med into a syringe for g-tube administration. I don t think... View answer

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

rapidly and does not have much of an appetite. Will he eventually just stop eating? is a g tube ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. MANISH VARIYA ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Priyanka MD

his left side. He has a feeding tube through his nose. For the last 2 weeks he is able to consume soft paste like solid food through his mouth. He consumes most of the water through the feeding... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Mohammed Tauseef MD

to him, now hi is comatosed from that date till now,his GCS 5/15 , on trachestomy tube, N/G tube feeding ,heamodynamically stable ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Tauseef ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin MD

starting his g tube feeding , cannot get a hold of mother right now. So we are just holding off on his ...Hello. I am an LVN at a high school, I work with mod/severe students with g tubes. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin ( General & Family Physician)