Tom: Thanks for the good info on your two posts. I wish I had known some of it long ago as it might have saved me some trouble. I did use the plunger at first to feed but then the chemo nurse suggested I try gravity and I use that most of the time. Sometimes I get a clog and I have to use the plunger to get it going. I am going to see if I can get an aquarium brush. That would have helped a lot on my first tube. But by the time I found out anything about even flushing the tube there was a heavy accumulation that would not come off. I wish I still had that tube because it was softer which made it easier to use and especially to close off. My new tube is of a firmer material. Might that me why I have the problem of it flip-flopping?

Yes, I also have learned the hard way about sneezing when feeding through the tube. But a mess caused by an issue from the other end surprised me the first time it happened. I have long had an issue with flatulence but it seems to be worse now. I suspect it comes from too much air when I tube feed and too much air with all the liquid I drink (mostly water) when I eat solid food.