We were advised by our GI doctor that there is a condition called Gastroparesis or delayed gastric emptying which is a disorder where the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. The symptoms are heartburn, nausea, vomiting of undigested food, feeling of fullness, weigth loss and lack of appetite amongst others.

My wife who has a peg tube to the stomach has been suffering from nausea and vomiting for about 8 to 9 months now during and post treatments.

This GI doctor ir recommending removing the tune from the stomach and insering a new tube into the small intestine so that food will enter the small intestine directly and solve the problems with the nausea and vomiting since there will be no food in the stomach. The tube inserted into the small intestine is called a jejunostomy tube.

I would really appreciate hearing from other forum members who may have had come accross this or have had a tube inserted into the small intestine and what the results where and the side effects.

Thank you very much to all always for your help and sharing you experiences.

CG to wife;
Jan 2005 DX SCC Tongue T2N1MO; RND surgery Mar 2005; 35 XRT and 4 cisplatin completed Jul 2005.
Dec 2006 tongue surgery, Scar tissue no cancer.
Feb 2010 neck node FNA - negative.
2010 ORN right jaw plus fracture
2015 ORN left jaw plus fracture
Feb 2016 Lower jaw reconstruction by Fibula free flap+titanium plate - Permanent G-tube
June 2016 Difficulty breathing - Permanent Trachea tube
Dec 2019 DX Cervical cancer - Stage 1 - Surgery Jan 16 2020.
15-20 esophagus/larynx dilations