Tag: Long term enteral nutrition

While some patients only require feeding tubes for a few days or weeks during recovery, others may need to be on enteral nutrition for months, years, or even for life. The duration of how long can someone be on enteral nutrition depends on several key medical factors, and the process is highly individualized.

For many, long-term tube feeding becomes a life-sustaining option when oral intake is no longer possible. Medical guidelines define what is considered long-term tube feeding as requiring nutritional support for more than four to six weeks.