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Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 33
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 33
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Hi Bobby,
I've been using a feeding tube for almost 2-years now. I'm 6' 4" and have actually managed to "fatten" myself up a little. You can be creative, but I have been boring with my cuisine, choosing a total daily diet consisting of 6 cans (8.45 fluid ounces each) of Nestle's Nutren 2.0 Complete Calorically Dense Liquid Nutrition, 6 scoops of whey protein by Resource Beneprotein Instant Protein Powder, 6 scoops of Bennefiber and 5,000 cc's of water.
Everything goes through a Kendall Kangaroo Gravity Feeding Set, which is basically a 1,000 cc gravity feeding bag whose flow rate can be controlled.
My routine is this:
when I wake up 1,000 cc's of water
about 2 - 2.5 hours later a mixture of 2 cans Nestle's Nutren 2.0, 2 scoops of whey protein, 2 scoops of bennefiber, and 300 cc's of water.
about 2 - 2.5 hours later 1,000 cc's of water
about 2 - 2.5 hours later a mixture of 2 cans Nestle's Nutren 2.0, 2 scoops of whey protein, 2 scoops of bennefiber, and 300 cc's of water.
about 2 - 2.5 hours later 1,000 cc's of water
about 2 - 2.5 hours later a mixture of 2 cans Nestle's Nutren 2.0, 2 scoops of whey protein, 2 scoops of bennefiber, and 300 cc's of water.
about 2 - 2.5 hours later 1,000 cc's of water
I "vent" (opening the tube and letting stomach gas escape) my tube before each hydrating or feeding (or whenever necessary) by connecting an empty (extracting its syringe) feeding bollus tube to the g-tube to avoid making a mess and letting the gas escape.
Talk to your nutritionist and work into a comfortable routine. With me I found the additional water and the addition of Bennefiber helped to avoid constipation. Also if you discover that your bowel movements are too loose add a few scoops of dried banana flakes.
Basically it's a period of trial and error.
Good luck!
Peace, love and energy,
Agios
Ps Luckily my insurance covers everything.
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