Nelmed G-Tube Holder

What is a G-tube?

"G" stands for "gastrostomy" which means an opening into the stomach. A G-tube is a short and hollow tube inserted into the stomach from the surface of the abdomen (tummy) through an opening called the gastrostomy site. The G-tube is used as an access to deliver nutrition supplement for a person who needs it.

How Is G-Tube Feeding Done?

G-tube feeding is usually done during the night. Formula or nutritional supplements such as Ensure©, Resource© or Vital HN© are infused over 6 to 8 hours. Occasionally, G-tube feeding may be carried out during the day when someone is sick or has too poor of an appetite to eat regular food.

Does G-Tube Feeding Replace Eating Meals?
No! G-tube feeding is just one way to help someone with CF to meet his/her total caloric requirement. In fact, it is designed to help meet only 1/3 of a person's total daily calorie requirements. Therefore, a person who receives G-tube feeding should continue to eat three meal and two snacks during the day!

What Are Some Of The Benefits Of G-Tube Feeding?
First and foremost, knowing that you can meet one third of your total daily calories by doing your night feeding, it can really relieve a lot of pressure from having to "eat, eat, eat" during the day. Some people report that they enjoy their food a whole lot more just because they don't feel the burden of having to finish the entire plate of food at meal time. Secondly, good nutrition helps to build better resistance to infection which keeps your lungs healthy. Good nutrition helps to build and strengthen muscles used for breathing; often people who started tube feeding are able to regain some lung function.

What is a G-Tube Holder?
Designed by the wife of a gastrostomy patient who disliked the way G-Tubes were constantly being taped to her husband’s skin. Eliminating the need for clumsy pins and tape, the Nelmed G-Tube Holder is by far the most comfortable way to secure most enteral feeding tubes (PEGS, surgically placed G-tubes, Jejunostomy tubes and others). Increases patient’s ability for self-care and helps minimize the risk of “accidental pull-out” in combative patients or small children.

This is designed to facilitate most enteral feeding systems.

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