Babies born prematurely may need an infant feeding tube. It is often liquid food for feeding tube patients. However, individuals must first understand why these tubes are used and how the ...

In June, doctors had to insert feeding tubes. "All I could do was drink smoothies. You may think that sounds great when you can only do three smoothies a day and then be fed with a food tube at night.

Tube feeding involves giving a liquid dietary formula through a flexible tube inserted into the digestive tract. It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a longtime friend, and now neighbor, who cannot consume food orally due to extensive cancer surgeries and treatments years ago. They can consume very limited quantities of ...

Purpose: An overview of enteral feeding tubes, drug administration techniques, considerations for dosage form selection, common drug interactions with enteral formulas, and methods to minimize ...