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Tube feeding at home: What to expect


While the transition to home tube feeding requires some adjustments, there are ways to make this adaptation easier. If you experience any worry as a patient or a caregiver, rest assured there are steps you can take to help you feel better and more at ease. For example, talking to friends and family about your own or your loved one’s enteral feeding may make you more comfortable with the transition. Or, consider scheduling their feedings during family meal time. If you choose to administer feedings at other times, be sure to continue to engage in family and other social activities. The adjustment may require time and patience, but soon it will become a routine.

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Types of Feeding Tube

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Support For Caregivers

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Did You Know?

Scheduling your feedings during family mealtime may make you more comfortable w…

HELPFUL TIP

HELPFUL TIP

Do not lie flat during or just after feeding. Sit or lie at least at a 45 degree angle (about the height of two pillows) during feeding and for 30 to 60 minutes after feeding to help prevent nausea or reflux.
HELPFUL TIP

HELPFUL TIP

Keep a daily diary to help your healthcare professional monitor and evaluate your progress and your concerns.
HELPFUL TIP

HELPFUL TIP

If you will be travelling away from home, leave early to allow plenty of time and bring extras of everything. Familiarise yourself with where you can get supplies or formula at your destination and find the location of the nearest hospital, in case you need it.