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Tube Feeds & Nutrition Support

Nutrition Therapy

Nutrition Support in outpatient

It is important to normalize tube feeding, or in other words, Enteral Nutrition. Many individuals receive enteral nutrition during inpatient hospital stays or at treatment facilities. Fewer are sent home with nutrition support, however the recent statistic (2014, NIS) is over 250,000 people receive tube feeds during their hospital stays and over 400,000 people receive this therapy at home.

Individuals receive nutrition support for a variety of reasons. Sometimes a person cannot eat enough for their body due to an illness, decreased appetite, swallowing difficulties, or some type of surgery or physical barrier that makes someone unable to eat. When you’re unable to receive nutrition orally, or via your mouth, nutrition must be provided in another way.

How can we help

It is almost too much to ask an individual, care giver, parent, or support system to provide nutrition support via tube feed all on their own. There are many things to be educated on, such as, how to clean the tube, proper safety precautions, rate of administration, etc.

It is also important to work with a registered dietitian because our body and needs are always changing.

Needs change exceptionally rapid for infants, children and teens. Although needs change for adults as well depending on illness severity, activity level, and age. We work with all ages and will communicate with your medical team to best support you.

At Bamboo Nutrition, we like to call ourselves your teammate. We are your nutrition teammates. We are here to provide recommendations, education, and support. For outpatient enteral nutrition, we may not need to see you very regularly, but at least a check in 4-5 times per year can be very helpful in giving you the support you need and the peace of mind that your health or your loved one’s health is in good care.

Scheduling an appointment

If you’re interested in working with one of our dietitians, please complete the contact form and we will do our best to match you with a dietitian who is the best fit for your needs.