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The note below mentions the use of PEG to deal with nausea and the need to keep a person from losing too much weight. Can someone explain what PEG is? Thanks. Bryce Jones >Peter & Jeanne Carson wrote: >> >> >> THey now have her on levadopa but she is having a lot of trouble staying >> stable. SHe tends to get very anxious an hour before she should take her >> medicine. SHe lost about 50 lbs in the past year due to nausea. >Dear Jeanne, >I have no information about the patch; however I am very concerned about >your mother's weight loss. If her nausea is intractable, a PEG may help. >This is a very simple procedure (the RNs on this list can explain it >much better than I can) and may stabilize your mother's health. > >To lose 50 lbs in one year is potentially very serious. Besides the fact >of the weight loss, she is not likely to be getting the nutrients she >needs to stay strong and healthy. A PEG still allows oral intake, but >helps provide adequate nutrition when nausea or other conditions >prevail. > >In addition, the Hearty Balance products may be of some assistance. The >7:1 plan works well for about 2/3 of PWP. It allows food intake at any >time, even along with the Sinemet (although it's still preferred to take >the Sinemet 30 min prior to eating). This sometimes helps with nausea. > >And Medicare should pay for the Hearty Balance supplements when used for >tube feeding. > >My very best regards, >Kathrynne > > >-- >Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD >Editor-in-Chief, >"Spotlight on Food--nutrition news for people 60-plus" >Tel: 970-493-6532 Fax: 970-493-6538 >http://www.fortnet.org/~fivstar >You may wish to contact: >Better Business Bureau of the Mountain States, >< [log in to unmask]> >for further information.