It is Jevity and manufactured by Abbott Labs. I have been on Jevity as a supplement through my tube from week 2 of treatment. My tube should be out in early October so I congratulate you on losing yours. That has to offer a sense of freedom. Eating is a challenge but as you can understand from all of the postings many options exist.

Yah tubeless!

Thanks everyone! Now I have a new problem. I've been crushing my meds and taking them through the tube. Now, I'm having to try swallowing all these pills. I have a tendency to get choked on them. Some because of the size and some because they are not coated. I decided to try crushing them and adding a little water to swallow that way. Something in the meds burned my throat really badly, also very bitter. Guess I'll go back to trying to swallow them whole. Does anyone have any suggestions about this? So proud to be rid of the tube and I want to get this part of the situation easier to manage. Thanks in advance for your help and encouragement!!

Sandra - Don't know if this could help, but I've seen others here mention trying to get the meds in liquid form to make them easier to get down. Maybe ask your doctor about this?

I agree, liquid meds would do the trick. Another suggestion is to crush ed and add them into a spoon of yogurt or applesauce. That should mask the taste and burning.

The trick I used was to coat the pills in something slippery - a little bit of butter or some olive oil works - it avoids them starting to dissolve and stick. Coat it and stick the pill back as far as you can, then take a sip of water. It sounds gross but you can't taste it anyway and it slips right down.

Yup even a gulp of a thicker liquid, I take my pills (vitamins) with a smoothie or almond milk. I have no problems.

Thanks! Good things to try!

Hi, Sandra
some pills are not supposed to be crushed or even split due to an enteric coating - some NSAIDs (like my RA med, Lodine) is like this. Check the label or ask the pharmacist. These would be a good candidate for the slippery coating trick.

For the pills that can be crushed, you can get an actual pill crusher to make it easier.

Best of luck and congrat's on going tubeless!

Maria

What I am doing as far as getting my pills down is 1. Take the smaller pills first.(this in my mind kind of primes my throat for the larger ones)2. Don't over think it.(don't just do it but don't dwell on them getting stuck). 3. Don't panic if a pill doesn't get all the way down.( In the case of a stuck pill try more water first, if still in there have a small bite of food. I know that it can sound scary to put more on top of a pill that is stuck. but take the bite of food and follow with some more water.(or ensure for thickness). This has always worked for me and some of my HIV pills are huge. The worst you can do is panic, or try to get the pill back into your mouth from your throat. The food part is directly from my MD. Happy swallowing. And congratulations on getting the tube out! Shawn.