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Eating After Peg Tube Removal

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Dr. Shoaib Khan MD

I am a caregiver for and elderly woman with a peg tube for at night tube feeding. She got her PEG ... and after feeding. But we still notice there is deposit on the tube itself.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

the day. This time the PEG-J tube was found to be emerging during the night of our return home. I took ... insertion of a replacement PEG-J into my daughter who is micro cephalic and has profound,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

. A peg tube was suggested but not given due to our decision. He still has the trach which should be removed as soon as swelling allows. Now it is suggested that a peg tube be placed because he... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)
Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari MD

My mother has a peg tube. I just discovered there is a pin hole in the tube. Is there a way to replace the tube without further surgery? My mom had the surgery 5 months ago. She is 83 and has... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Shoaib Khan MD

Peg tube placed in my 96 year old mother apx. 3 years ago. Is having discharge, discomfort and ... pocket that fills up and becomes painful. After a bleed the pocket subsides in size and pain... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

appetite. Endoscopy shows no problem. Loss of weight required a PEG tube. Weight came back up, but primary calories coming from PEG tube. Chemo therapy was stopped 8 weeks ago, but stomach... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal MD

dribbles from sides of the mouth . I am disappointed because instead of drinking better after removal of NG ...my grandson a premature child of 17 mths (corrected age14.5 mths), gastroplication with... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Vasanth MD

My mom was on 20mg oxycodone every 6 hrs through peg tube for severe chronic back pain (peg tube s/pstroke), peg tube now out and she was switched to OxyContin 30 my every 12 hours... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasanth ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shinas Hussain MD

My mom have a Peg Tube , and On prescription of Desonate due to rashes on her face . My concern is ... face got puffy , is it because of her peg tube or the Desonate . ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Tayyab Malik MD

my sister recently had a peg removed a month ago. we were not given any clear guidlines on after ... concerned about this but her gp says this is normal. is this normal post peg removal? it was... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tayyab Malik ( Gastroenterologist)