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#74218 05-12-2008 07:50 AM
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my peg is occluding very often. do u know what i should do to unclog it? i use only water but i was wondering if there is a better way.


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sophia #74220 05-12-2008 08:18 AM
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Hi Sophia

I kept mine pretty flushed out, but for those stubborn times I used some regular coca-cola. Worked Great !

Kevin



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Kevin - Memphis #74225 05-12-2008 12:46 PM
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Sophia, Are you flushing using the plunger part of the syringe or just letting water go through at it's own speed? What are you putting down the PEG that might cause it to occlude? I flush mine with a fast push of the plunger using seltzer water--lots of bubbles-- and usually when I do that a couple of times it gets rid of anything thhat's a problem. I'm also pretty careful what goes down it--lots of stuff can clog a PEG.

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to be honest with you i had no idea for the existence of a plunger part. i used just a syringe and flash it with water or soda sometimes. i am going to see if such a part is available in Greece. all the food that i put to the peg are very liquid and are usually soups of veg. with beef or blended fruits.


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sophia #74267 05-13-2008 03:09 AM
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Sophia, you may be using a very different kind of syringe. The ones I get come with a plunger part. Also, with the g tube I have, blending meat or fruit and flushing it down my tube would definitely clog it up ( I do use my blender a lot but for stuff I eat orally). I stick to pretty thin liquids and mostly prescription nutition formula for the tube.

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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my problem is that i can't eat anything by mouth as the food stops at the base of my mouth & doesn't go down, so there is no other way of taking these ingredients.
this formula that you are using is sth that you make on your own or is it something that you buy? is it sth that i can make?
thanks.


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sophia #74289 05-13-2008 09:20 AM
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Sophia, The forumla I get is stuff you buy. But you could probably make something pretty equivalent by mixing up milk, soymilk, protein powder, some water soluble fiber (such as Metamucil here--I don't know what it would be called in Greece, maybe some honey, and a ground up mutivitamin. If you are blending up fruit, if your PEG is as narrow as mine, I'd recommend first running it through a sieve with a fairly tight mesh so that you get out any of the chunks of fiber that could clog up your tube. Same with any liquid with ground up meat in it.

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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