Sheryl, due to a throat problem I am currently feeding through a tube in my nose which takes food straight to the stomach.

The food is Ensure and I am unclear about the daily safe amount. Is 48 scoops OK.? Apparently about 480 gm.

Thanks in advance.

10 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

Sheryl, due to a throat problem I am currently feeding through a tube in my nose which takes food straight to the stomach.

The food is Ensure and I am unclear about the daily safe amount. Is 48 scoops OK.? Apparently about 480 gm.

Thanks in advance.

I'm not sure of a safe amount, but isn't 1 meal 6 scoopes, so 3 would be 18 scoopes for normal replacement meal diet.

That Ensure does contain sugar, or it used to.

Thanks carlyai, I was getting conflicting information from the hospital and then from their own literature. But I do need the protein to put weight back on so it probably makes sense.

The mixing instructions are 6 scoops (60.6 gm) per 185 ml of water which will yield a total of 262 calories.

 

In your case where it is your sole intake (as opposed to a supplement) and you need to gain weight I'd suggest at least 48 scoops (with about 1.5 liters water),  more if you can tolerate it without feeling over-full or nauseated. 

As ever, thanks Sheryl.

12 hours ago, Sheryl said:

The mixing instructions are 6 scoops (60.6 gm) per 185 ml of water which will yield a total of 262 calories.

 

In your case where it is your sole intake (as opposed to a supplement) and you need to gain weight I'd suggest at least 48 scoops (with about 1.5 liters water),  more if you can tolerate it without feeling over-full or nauseated. 

It's also more important to discuss these matters with the doctors in the hospital. 

There might me reasons for the dosage you don't know about!