Hi Donna,

We are using Bill's PEG exclusively for feeding although the last few days his throat is way less sore, so he is drinking water and Gatorade by mouth. His script calls for 6 cans of 1.5 Nutren with fiber a day...a hard amount to get in him as he can only tolerate 1 can at a time. The first feeding (gravity) in the morning is his roughest...he gets a "flush" and slight nausea and has to sit still for at least 1/2 hour to get over it. We learned that he needed to shower and get dressed for his AM rad treatment before each feeding to allow time to just sit afterward. Each feeding during the day gets easier but it still is not perfect. I make sure that he gets at least 10 ounces of water with each feeding...seems to help all the way around and provides hydration...almost two quarts a day if we make all the feedings.

We have not tried anything else...this is what home health (insurance) provided us and we have stuck to it. I would a)give it a little time..b)add plenty of water before and after the can...and c)make sure she is still for a little time after feedings.

None of the nutritionists at the MO/RO had an answer for the "yuckies" after the Nutren...acted as if they had never heard of such...go figure. So, we have just toughed it out.

1 More treatment day left and we are done! Yea!

Good luck, Deb