 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Elaine
Do you know how many calories your husband is taking in daily? If he isnt taking in 2000 calories daily, he will feel lousy. Right now he should be shooting for a minimum of 2000 calories daily with 3000+ even better. I was hospitalized for malnutrition/dehydration while going thru tx. Please talk to the doc about getting a PEG tube for him right away.
Sounds like the diarhea may be coming from the liquid nutrition. Try giving him a different kind for 2 days and see if he feels any different. I know first hand how those formulas can mess up your digestive system.
Take it day by day. Hope today was a good day.
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