Compass is still being developed and is effectively in beta. Some content and features may be incomplete, change, or not work as expected.
Content is anchored to trusted sources where available, but Compass has not yet been clinically reviewed. It provides general information rather than medical advice.
Feedback helps us identify gaps, errors, usability problems and opportunities to improve Compass over time.
Feeding Tubes, Food and Medicines
Part of Guide to ALS
Independent publisher
This describes who publishes a source, not how reliable it is.
Open source (opens in a new tab)Link checked August 2026
About this source
Guide to ALS’s practical guide.
Where this source is used
Used in 2 places across 1 domain.
Questions
Lifestyle
Feeding Tube
- How do I care for a feeding tube day to day, including blockages and blended food?
Supports this
“Do not put carbonated or acidic drinks, or anything else other than water, down a blocked feeding tube.”
A hands-on caregiver guide to tube feeding that addresses this suggestion directly and tells readers not to put soda into a feeding tube, and not to pour or push liquid into a tube that is already plugged. It is an independent practical guide rather than a clinical protocol, so the technique for clearing a blockage should still come from your dietitian or nurse.
Resources
Lifestyle
Feeding Tube
- How do I care for a feeding tube day to day, including blockages and blended food?
Further reading
A caregiver's hands-on account of feeding, blended food and giving medicines through a tube
This is an external source. Compass links to it and describes it but does not hold rights over it. Opening it takes you to the publisher’s own site.