A single-subject multiple treatment design counterbalanced across nine participants with moderate to severe and multiple disabilities was used to determine the efficacy of a school-based multi-treatment package (a combined dysphagia treatment and positive reinforcement behavior management program) for children and youth (ages 4-17) with feeding problems as compared to use of a dysphagia treatme...

Background A period of starvation after colorectal anastomosis to permit for resolution of the clinical evidence of ileus has been an unchallenged surgical dogma until recent years. We intended to determine the safety and feasibility of an unconventional postoperative oral intake protocol in patients experiencing colorectal anastomosis. Materials and Methods Between 2013 and 2015, sixty conse...

Aspiration pneumonia is common in older people. To reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia, maintenance of good oral hygiene is important and medications affecting salivary flow or causing sedation are best avoided, if possible. The use of H2 blockers and proton-pump inhibitors should be minimised. Different compensatory and facilitation techniques can be applied during oral feeding. Hand feedi...

OBJECTIVES The present study is designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women and mothers about feeding habits and infant oral health. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 230 study subjects were divided into two groups: Group A included pregnant women and group B were mothers of child up to 1 year of age. Each group comprised of 170 subjects. A self-administered ques...

For infants with high arched palate, feeding is one of the most immediate challenges faced by parents and caretakers. General suggestions for feeding in infants with cleft palate may be adapted to infants with high arched palate. These include oral feeding facilitation techniques and special feeding tools. Here we present a newborn with a high arched palate and serious feeding problems who was ...

BACKGROUND To date, early oral feeding after gastrectomy for gastric cancer has not been accepted universally. Therefore, we performed a randomized clinical trial to determine whether early oral feeding after curative surgery for gastric cancer can be tolerated and whether it has an effect on recovery. METHODS From July 2008 to February 2009, 58 patients were enrolled and 4 were excluded acco...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The stoma of intermediate position enterostomy (IPE) often leads to high output, which is related to electrolyte abnormalities, and prolongs patient recovery post-operatively. The continuous nasogastric tube feeding method has the advantage of reducing the risk of feeding intolerance, and improves nutrient absorption. In the current study, we review our experience with...

conclusions our results demonstrated that the extract of ob could induce anxiolytic effect in rats after 1 week oral administration. the effect of ob was not induced through changes in motor activity. further investigations are necessary for pharmacological providing of ob and better understanding of its anxiolytic properties and neurobiological mechanisms. results the results showed that after...

BACKGROUND Increasingly, evidence supports oral feeding of very low birth-weight (VLBW) preterm infants exclusively at breast or with breast milk. Despite known breast milk benefits, outcomes related to exclusive breast milk provision are poor. Identifying factors that promote breast milk provision is critical. PURPOSE Breastfeeding practices of mothers of VLBW infants admitted to neonatal in...

Feeding behaviour of giraffe and okapi in captivity can differ significantly from the state in the wild. Duration and complexity of feeding and ruminating behaviour, and total amount of food ingested, are o�en reduced, while the energy content of the diet is increased compared to the wild. As known from domestic ca�le in intensive keeping systems, oral disturbances like tongue-playing or lickin...