Does your elder have a feeding tube? Actually both my Mom and Dad each had one, but lucky for us they didn't have them at the same time. One issue that we had was that they tend to get gunky and sometimes they get clogged up and nothing will go down. One solution, literally, is to give your elder some Coke® or Pepsi® through the feeding tube. The acids in the cola products will help clean out the gunk in the tube. If your elder is a diabetic, you can do the same with a diet product to keep their sugar down. Don't be too forceful when you add the soda, just let it sit there a percolate for a while. Keep this up until the line can accept your regular feedings. Remember always to run a little water after you finish with the feedings, it will help keep the line clean.
Posted by Mary on October 27, 2008 at 2:54 AM under
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