Nearly 450,000 Americans with swallowing or digestive problems manage tube feedings -- also called home enteral nutrition -- on their own. Some have temporary feeding tubes, while others leave the ...

If you stop to think about it, it's pretty amazing how we get energy into our bodies. For most of us, we ingest calories orally by eating (hopefully nutritious and delicious) food and drink. These ...

enteral nutrition when you have food directly into the stomach or small bowel parenteral nutrition when you have food directly into a vein (PN) Having food directly into the stomach or small bowel ...

Abstract Enteral tube feeding is provided in hospitals, patients’ homes and care homes. As there are a variety of feeding tubes available, nurses need to be aware of the different types of tube and ...

*G (Gastric): G-tubes are surgically placed directly into the stomach. *NJ (Nasojejunal): NJ-tubes run from the nose to the intestines. *GJ (Gastricjejunal): GJ-tube is surgically placed in the ...