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Hi, i wanted to know if there are any other options besides a feeding tube to give sustenance to someone who can't swallow at the moment?

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Can't swallow: Hi, I wanted to know if there are any other options besides a feeding tube to give sustenance to someone who can't swallow at the moment? ANS: Iv for a few days.

Answered 2/16/2017

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IV nutrition. : There are intravenous forms of nutrition. However, long-term use of them results and disruption of gastrointestinal tract integrity. This is only to be used if neither oral feedings nor feeding tube are possible.

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A member asked:

Hi, i wanted to know if there are any other options besides a feeding tube to give sustenance to someone who can't swallow at the moment?

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