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How to feed a stomach cancer patient who is avoiding food?
Query: Hello doctor, My mother is 65 years old. She is diagnosed with stomach cancer stage 4. We consulted the situation with five top oncologists and based on their suggestions we decided not to put her under chemotherapy. We are keeping her under supportive care at home. She is not taking any medicine f... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through her reports. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As per the above reports, it looks like metastatic stage 4 gastric cancer. And as I can gather from history above, the decision of supportive care only without any chemotherapy is ta... Read Full »
My sister, suffering from stage four stomach cancer, is losing weight. Can she be given saline?
Query: Hello doctor, My sister is suffering from stomach cancer which is in the fourth stage. She is losing weight day by day and not taking the required food. Is it fine to put a saline bottle for her for some energy? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. It is better to put in a feeding tube rather than daily saline, for example, a jejunostomy feeding tube. Ask your oncologist about the possibility of putting in a feeding tube. At this stage, her appetite may be very poor. She may not b... Read Full »
How long does it take to heal after duodenal diverticulum surgery?
Query: Hello doctor,I am undergoing duodenal diverticulum surgery, and I was subjected to a feeding tube. On removal of the feeding tube, the entire food was thrown out through the hole. A stitch is done in the area, and slightly it is still leaking. I understand that in the normal case, the stomach heals ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is an unusual situation. Most of the time, it does not happen. But it is happening with you that food is coming out from the feeding jejunostomy site. It will heal by itself over 10 to 14 days duration. There is nothing to worry about it. We cannot do much for quic... Read Full »