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Episode 2 PEG - Feeding with a PEG tube - 3 most common questions

Episode 2 PEG - Feeding with a PEG tube - 3 most common questions

FromGAG | eating life with head & neck cancer Ep 60 - 120


Episode 2 PEG - Feeding with a PEG tube - 3 most common questions

FromGAG | eating life with head & neck cancer Ep 60 - 120

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Mar 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

 Episode 2  PEG - Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy * I am not a medical professional but I am a lived experience patient*?I talk about my love hate relationship with my tube.  We broke up eventually!  Why and what are they for - and as a patient  how you should view their insertion.  What can you put in your tube?  Do they hurt? The nofeedingtubes.com  movement is about encouraging medical professionals to think about real food and its use in PEG feeding.  Today's episode I crack that open and talk about loss of spontaneity with eating, the stigma attached to having a PEG, the mental fight & coming to terms with your lot. You can purchase my book - Easy Follow Easy Swallow on Amazon HERE Sign up for my e news HERE Check out my website HERE Talk to Claire from natural tube feeding HERE or Lina  Tube Dietitian HERE  Helping you live your BEST Food life! Support the showYour listening to me here, you can also subscribe, watch on You Tube, follow me on socials, buy me a glass of bubbles and or ask a question. Find out how to do all that and more here Get full access to GAG | eating with head & neck cancer at yvonnemcclaren.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
Mar 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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