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What Causes Indigestion Of Food Or Liquid?

My friend is 5 9 and has lost 80 puunds this year. She is on a feeding tube. The doctors cannot find any reason for this. They thought it was mens but the results are normal. They thought it was stress, she has none other than being unable to digest food or liquid.
Thu, 27 Aug 2015
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Welcome to healthcaremagic.com. I am sorry about your friends loss of weight. Please note that despite being fed by a feeding tube, there is still a lot of malabsorption, the transit time through the gut is increased and the body cannot extract enough nutrients. The body is more accustomed to natural foods and feeding tubes pose a special challenge. I hope this helps. good luck.
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What Causes Indigestion Of Food Or Liquid?

Welcome to healthcaremagic.com. I am sorry about your friends loss of weight. Please note that despite being fed by a feeding tube, there is still a lot of malabsorption, the transit time through the gut is increased and the body cannot extract enough nutrients. The body is more accustomed to natural foods and feeding tubes pose a special challenge. I hope this helps. good luck.