Kathy,
The feeding tube has no effect whatsoever on what a person can eat or drink. It merely adds another way to gain nourishment if a person cannot swallow any or enough food to get proper nutrition.
The feeding tube allows the user to regulate the speed of the drip. A normal feeding of two cans ordinarily takes me about 45 minutes. You can do it more quickly, but taken too quickly it can cause discomfort.
I need some information from those of you who have weaned yourself from the feeding tubes. After having my esophagus stretched, I am now able to eat a few things. I would like to know how those of you did it. Did you begin skipping tube feedings and replace them with eating meals...half and half, or what?
Thanks,


Danny G.