An 88 year old should get a feeding tube if they desire but if they are at the end of their life then the 88 year old or other person should not get a feeding tube.
Feeding tubes are not recommended for people at the end of life and refusing any food and water is also a natural part of the dying process adn is not painful.
A feeding tube is a good idea for those who cannot eat or swallow or drink any fluids to keep them supplied with the proper nutrition.
However if someone is older such as above 80 to 90 then it may not be a good idea for those people to have a feeding tube if they are against it.
It's time for a feeding tube when the person cannot drink or eat enough food and get enough nutrition to survive and when it's not safe for the person to swallow liquids or food.
The feeding tube and tube feeding can keep someone alive for days, months and even years, although people can diet even when the life supports are used.
People who are a good candidate for a feeding tube are people that are not able to eat adequate nutrition by mouth and for those who have difficulty swallowing foods.
Most people do gain weight on a feeding tube which is a good thing as a feeding tube is also one of the biggest reasons for a feeding tube to be used.
A person on a feeding tube should begin to gain weight very quickly.
When using a feeding tube you use the feeding tube at least 5 to 6 times a day.
When using the feeding tube you must be sitting up or at least have your head up during the feeding and for 30 to 60 minutes afterward.
The feedings with a feeding tube can be given in about 30 minutes.
The GI tube is removed by pulling the GI tube out through your skin.
When the GI tube is being pulled out through the skin you might feel pulling in the exit site area and the doctor holds gentle pressure over the site for a few moments and then they place a dressing over your skin.
GI tubes are removed by a G tube specialist in a clinic or by a nurse in a hospital.
You don't feel hungry with a feeding tube if you're taking in the proper amount of nutrition through the feeding tube.
However if you're taking in less than the recommended amount of nutrition through the feeding tube then you will most often feel hungry with the feeding tube.
The conditions that require a feeding tube are short bowel syndrome, narrowing in the esophagus or digestive tract stricture, microscopic colitis, bowel obstruction, intestinal failure, gastrointestinal complications because of trauma, gastroinstestinal cancer and severe cases of Crohn's disease.
You can live with a gastrostomy tube for many years and live a normal lifespan.
Having a gastrostomy tube does not always shorten your life and many people live normal life expectancy even with the gastrostomy tube.
Most people use the gastrostomy tube for 4 to 6 weeks although some may require it longer.
A gastric feeding tube can be permanent for some people and for others the gastric feeding tube may be removed within a few months to a year or so depending on their condition.
A gastric tube is usually inserted between 21 cm to 56 cm.
PEG is a high risk procedure especially if you take anticoagulants such as clopidogrel and phenprocoumon/warfarin.
In most cases though the PEG procedure is pretty safe.
If you pull your PEG tube out then you can have serious complications and you will need to go to the hospital to be assessed and have the PEG tube put back in.
If a percutaneous gastrostomy endoscopic (PEG) tube is dislodged within a month after placement, then endoscopic replacement is recommended.
However, if the tube is dislodged after 4 to 6 weeks when tract maturity is expected, bedside replacement is usually sufficient.
Nurses can pull PEG tubes as the pulling of PEG tubes is within the scope of practice of RN, LPN or APRN.
PEG tube removal does not hurt and is not painful although you might feel some slight discomfort during the PEG tube removal.
Since PEG tube removal does not hurt sedation is not required.
After the PEG tube removal a dressing will be placed over the site and some people may experience a small amount of leakage from the hole.
PEG stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a procedure in which a flexible feeding tube is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach.
After PEG tube placement, most people receive fluids and liquid nutrition through the tube.
People who need PEG tubes because of swallowing problems have restrictions on eating and drinking by mouth.
Some people may still eat and drink small amounts through the mouth.
A PEG tube is the same thing as a gastrostomy tube.
A gastrostomy tube is a tube that passes through the abdominal wall into the stomach.
Often, the initial gastrostomy tube is placed endoscopically by a gastroenterologist.
A tube placed this way is called a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, or PEG, tube.
A gastrostomy tube for adults is the same as it is for a child in which the gastrostomy tube provides a route for feeding, fluids and medications.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes are placed for a variety of conditions that interfere with a patient's oral intake.
Commonly, PEG tubes are used to provide a route for enteral feeding, hydration, and medication administration in patients who are likely to have prolonged inadequate or absent oral intake.
A person would need a gastrostomy if food cannot pass through the mouth and throat.
It may be needed to feed a person that has: A hard time swallowing. Severe eating problems.
Gastrostomy is used to provide a route for tube feeding if needed for four weeks or longer, and/or to vent the stomach for air or drainage.
Children may have this procedure if they are in need of an intestine transplant or after intestinal transplantation.
A gastrostomy procedure is a surgical procedure that is done to insert a G Tube.
Gastrostomy tubes last between 6 months to 12 months depending on the type of tube.
A gastrostomy is a surgical procedure used to insert a tube, often referred to as a "G-tube", through the abdomen and into the stomach.
Gastrostomy is used to provide a route for tube feeding if needed for four weeks or longer, and/or to vent the stomach for air or drainage.
Most original gastrostomy tubes last up to 12 months and balloon tubes last up to 6 months.
Yes you can swim with a gastrostomy tube.
Most children with G-tubes, GJ-tubes, and J-tubes are also able to swim and splash in the water without too many restrictions.
Bathing may recommence 3-4 days after the initial gastrostomy insertion.
It is a good way to keep the stoma clean.
Swimming, either in the sea or pool can be recommenced after 2 weeks of insertion.
A child may need a gastrostomy when they have an illness that prevents them from eating or when they are unable to eat.
When a child is unable to eat enough food by mouth or needs extra calories to grow, a gastrostomy can help the child get the nutrition they need.
A gastrostomy can also act as a drainage tube to bypass an obstruction, so that your child's stomach does not accumulate acid and fluids.
A baby that needs a G Tube may only need the G Tube for a few months or they may need it until 12 months of age.
And then again some babies may need the G Tube until they are 3 to 8 years old and some may need it for life.
It depends on why they needed the G Tube.
Balloon buttons are the most common G-tube for children once the stoma (G-tube site) is fully healed, usually in 2-3 months.