Pediatric patients with intestinal failure often need gastrostomy tubes, or feeding tubes inserted into an opening created in the stomach, for long-term nutrition. The use of such tubes can lead to ...

Enteral nutrition what goes through a tube feeding to replace or supplement oral nutrition. If you cannot get enough nutrition by eating or drinking through your mouth, you may need a feeding tube.

Doctors inserted a feeding tube in Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s stomach on Wednesday, according to Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital, where he is being treated for a massive stroke. Sharon, 77, ...

At dinner time, Michaela Shelley doesn't fill a plate with meats and vegetables. Instead, the 14-year-old grabs a white, milky substance from the kitchen counter. “I wish I could eat everything ...

A devoted dad glued a feeding tube port on his stomach in an effort to support his three-year-old son, who suffers from a heart defect. Robert Selby, from Virginia, shared a photo to Instagram of him ...

Not being able to eat doesn't mean I still don't crave food. Do I miss going for a pub meal or quickly nipping to Macdonalds for a burger? Of course I do. Do I get fed up dragging my feeding pumps ...

A Wisconsin woman is taking legal action after learning a feeding tube was allegedly left inside her body during surgery nearly 35 years ago. In 1989, Deborah Lowe was pregnant with twins when she ...

A dad is winning the Internet for the special way he is supporting his young son who was born with a congenital heart defect. Robert Selby, 33 from Virginia shared a topless image of himself alongside ...

If you have cancer of the food pipe or cancer of the stomach, and have major surgery to treat this, you are likely to be fed afterwards through a tube into your small bowel. This is so your body can ...

Around 444,000 people in the U.S. use gastrostomy tubes, but they come with significant risks and hassles. High-tech G-tubes could change that. Around 440,000 people in the U.S. use a gastrostomy tube ...

A nasogastric tube goes into your nose and down to your stomach to give you nutrients and hydration if you have difficulty swallowing. The thin, soft tube is flexible and allows food to enter the ...