Acceptability and Tolerance Study of Bolus Tube Feed With Food Blends

Summary

This is a prospective acceptability study to evaluate the gastrointestinal tolerance and compliance of a bolus tube feed over a 28 -day period for up to 50 participants. The enteral bolus formula is for the dietary management of patients with short bowel syndrome; intractable malabsorption; preoperative preparation of undernourished patients; inflammatory bowel disease; total gastrectomy; dysphagia; bowel fistulae; feeding intolerances, developmental disabilities, and disease related malnutrition.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients from 1 -15 years for children and 15 years and above for adults of requiring 1 or more bolus tube feed alongside their usual tube feed or home-made blended diet as part of their dietary management for disease related malnutrition.
* Patients well-established and stable on current enteral tube feed or home-made blended diet.
* Gastrostomy fed only.
* Willingly given, written, informed consent from patient/caregiver

Exclusion Criteria:

* Inability to comply with the study protocol, in the opinion of the investigator.
* Under 1 years of age
* Patients who have a nasogastric and jejunal feeding tubes
* Patients on total parenteral nutrition
* Known food allergies to any ingredients listed in appendix 1.
* Patients with significant renal or hepatic impairment
* Participation in another interventional study within 2 weeks of this study.
* Patients with known or suspected ileus or mechanical bowel obstruction

Conditions3

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