Hi,
My dad was diagnosed in November with Tonsil/Throat cancer. He was given a feeding tube prior to the start of treatments. He has had about 20 radiation treatments and 2 rounds of cisplatin so far. He is having an extremely hard time eating with and without using the feeding tube. He says that all food smells disgusting and has no taste so the food just gags him. He has very bad reflux so he feels like everything that goes in the tube is coming back up his throat, which then causes him to vomit. He has lost about 27 pounds since beginning the treatments because he has been unable to eat food or to get anything to stay down using the tube. He is slowing trying to get the formula that the doctors gave him to go down the tube. The formula is staying down okay so far but he is only taking very small amounts at a time. Does anyone have any suggestions on food that he may be able to eat or any kind of shakes that he could possibly drink or put in the feeding tube? Also, is there a certain position that he should be in when putting the food down the tube?

Thank you from a concerned daughter..