Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation

Often referred to as tube feeding, enteral nutrition (EN) is an alternative to parenteral nutrition for patients with a functional GI tract, but for whom regular oral feeding is limited or inadequate or poorly tolerated.

Patients on enteral therapy have a tube placed into the functioning portion of their digestive system. They may have a gastrostomy tube ("G-Tube") passed through an opening into the stomach, or a jejunostomy tube ("J-Tube") that is passed through an opening into a portion of the small intestine.