Enteral Feeding

 
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Tube feeding, also called enteral nutrition, is a way food can get into your body if you are unable to eat or get enough nutrition orally.

Enteral nutrition is food in liquid form and is given through a tube into the stomach or small intestine.

We can advise you of your nutritional needs and prescribe a liquid formula regime to ensure 100% of nutritional needs are met. This includes protein, fat, carbohydrate, fluid, vitamins and minerals.

 

We have the expertise to advise on all three tube feeding routes:

  1. Nasogastric feeding - where a tube is placed up the nose and down into the stomach.

  2. Gastrostomy - generally called a PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) or RIG (radioscopically inserted gastronomy), is placed in the stomach during a procedure. Some PEG or RIG tubes can be lengthy and some can appear flat (‘profile’ or ‘buttons’).

  3. Jejunostomy - commonly known as a PEJ (percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy), is placed in the middle part of the small intestine called the jejunum during surgery.

If you require professional advice from a clinical dietitian please book in for a consultation.