Tube feeding can be a healthy decision for individuals with cystic fibrosis who are not able to achieve robust nutrition by eating alone. The decision to use tube feeding is never easy. Children's Memorial has developed a comprehensive, multi-part video to help children and adults with CF, and their families, make an informed decision.
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To order copies of "Tube Feeding and Cystic Fibrosis" on DVD, please contact your
Digestive Care, Inc. representative.
Susanna McColley, MD and Nicole Berschback, RD discuss the importance of nutrition in CF, common obstacles to good weight gain and growth, and the gastrostomy and nasogastric tube feeding options.
Hear from patients and families who have navigated this difficult decision and the health benefits that followed.
Topics include their struggles to gain weight,the emotional reaction to the “tube feeding talk”, their deciding factors, the benefits that go beyond weight gain, and the pros and cons of tube feeding. Kyle demonstrates how to insert a nasogastric tube and offers tips to make it easier, while Anika and Sophie demonstrate the gastrostomy tube feeding set up.
Thanks to generous sponsorship from Digestive Care, Inc. Copies of the full length DVD will be made available to CF Care Centers in April 2010.