I finished my tube feed about 1am this morning,when I was flushing it,I noticed it was a little bit stiff,so I flushed it with a little extra water.4hrs later I went to flush it before my next feed and could only get 30ml of water in,it’s well jammed.any suggestions on how to overcome this issue would be greatly appreciated thanks
Hi
Is it a feeding tube in your stomach? I had one, I was advised to put 30ml warm boiled water in the syringe and gently push/pull the syringe, not just push. Also to try soda water. I only had a minor blockage a couple of times and the push/pull method worked for me. If it hadn't worked, the next step was to ring the dietician or my nurse as I was totally reliant on it for all water/meds/Fortisip.
Hope you can sort it out.
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