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I appreciate all of the information shared regarding J tube feeds with a pump. Does anyone bolus small amounts into a J tube?
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J tube feeds
- By josada
- Posted October 27, 2008 at 8:48 pm · 5 replies
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition)
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- By Novagrad
- Posted October 28, 2008 at 9:07 pm
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You can't really "bolus" into a j-tube, at the risk of developing diarrhea. You would need to run via a pump over probably at least half of the day if not more. I run over 14 hours per day. I always feel better running over 24 hours/day but it just ruins your quality of life!
Mimi
- By mldelucchi
- Posted November 3, 2009 at 2:18 am
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I have a J-tube, I believe, just like you. That is, it goes directly into my jejunum. For over 5 years, I have relied on automated pump-injected feeding while asleep and bolus (if you will) syringe-injected feeding throughout the day (whenever convenient, i.e. lunch breaks, at stop lights). Hell, I've gotten away with it in the middle of a river in scull.
Its the only way I've ever known to integrate my condition into a normal active life.
I'm not sure how your circumstances differ from mine. Get back to me, regarding your age and type of tube.
- By marycb
- Posted November 3, 2009 at 7:09 am
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My son is "hooked up" to his pump for his J-tube feeds continuously for 12-14 hours daily (and nightly). In order to have a life also, we give what you might call bolus feeds and free water in between hook-ups very slowly through a gravity set-up we make. We give him 6, 8 or maybe 10 ounces of formula and water at a time (very slowly). Even though he is non-verbal, he will sometimes even request his "drink" by going and getting his tube and giving it to us. He gets his nutrition and fluid, and we all get a life!
Mary
- By prettykitty
- Posted November 7, 2009 at 4:16 pm
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A nurse tried this with me, and all it caused was dumping syndrome. I either threw up due to severe nausea or all the liquid went into my ileostomy bag right away. She then decided that a feeding pump would work much better, and around the same time, I read on the Oley website that people with J tubes shouldn't bolus fluids. Sometimes, if you bolus too fast and put too much in the small intestine, it will back up into your stomach and cause nausea and vomitting (at least, it does for me).
Jessie
- By Kristin_F
- Posted November 8, 2009 at 8:29 pm
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I am on a j tube and was told bolus feeding through it does not work like it does with a g tube. this is because a g goes into the stomach which acts as a holding chamber for the food. the jejum on the other hand is longer and narrow. i can bolus water
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