Long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN)?

Posted by bocajoes @bocajoes, Jun 2, 2020

How long can a human survive on TPN IV Nutrition with ZERO Iron Input?

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@cmaiwurm

As a patient going through the same analysis - "do I get a TPN due to digestive failures", how is life now that you are a year and a half into the TPN journey as compared to before TPN?

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Hi @cmaiwurm, as you wait to hear back from @buckslayer, I wanted to add a message of welcome. Additionally, I'm tagging fellow members like @garielle @tjanet @graphicedge, who have experience with total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

Reading your profile bio, it sounds like you've been dealing SIBO and digestive health issues for a while. What has lead to your considering TPN at this point in time?

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@colleenyoung

Hi @cmaiwurm, as you wait to hear back from @buckslayer, I wanted to add a message of welcome. Additionally, I'm tagging fellow members like @garielle @tjanet @graphicedge, who have experience with total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

Reading your profile bio, it sounds like you've been dealing SIBO and digestive health issues for a while. What has lead to your considering TPN at this point in time?

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Thanks for the note. I tested for being malnourished and that didn’t go well. I am running out of options with the level of dismotility, dilation, nutrition, symptoms from SIBO, etc. in short I am running out of options and can hopefully get some quality of life improvements through the use of TPN.

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