 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Yes, I'd recommend adding some flavoring since you do get an aftertaste of whatever you flush down the PEG (unless your esophagus is totally closed up). The aftertaste never made me nauseated (but there were plenty of other things which did), but I would think any kind of flavoring--vanilla or orange or whatever he might find more palatable could help.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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