A grieving family has demanded change at a special needs school in Virginia after their infant daughter died after having her feeding tube dislodged. The family of four-year-old Faith Johnson has ...

For many of us, mealtime is when we gather to share stories, laugh and simply engage with each another by doing something that connects us all, eating. But kids who are tube fed can find mealtime a ...

A caregiver shares how switching to real-food tube feeding transformed her son’s health, energy, and communication—and the ...

Tube feeding involves giving a liquid dietary formula through a flexible tube inserted into the digestive tract. It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be ...

A nasogastric tube is thin, soft, and flexible. The tube feeds directly into your baby’s stomach and food is processed through normal digestion. It shouldn't make your baby uncomfortable. The tubes ...

Enteral feeding, also called tube feeding, is a method of feeding that provides nutrition and calories when a person can’t chew or swallow. This generally involves providing nutrition through a tube ...

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Feeding tubes deliver nutrition, hydration, and medication directly to a person’s stomach or intestines. A healthcare professional will insert it through the nose, mouth, or abdomen. A person may not ...

Kendra Kline’s five-year-old son, John Henry, has relied on a feeding tube his entire life. “He has never eaten food by mouth,” she says. Born at just 26 weeks, he needed home oxygen supplies in ...