Jejunostomy Tube Feeding

Programs that provide total nutritional requirements for people who are unable to take food orally utilizing a tube (J-tube) that is inserted directly into the part of the small intestine called the jejunum via a surgically-created opening (stoma). This type of enteral feeding is appropriate for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease or who have had repeated incidents where tube feeding-related aspiration (inhalation of saliva, food and other gastric contents into the respiratory tract) has occurred.