{"id":156659,"date":"2019-06-14T15:05:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T09:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.developmentlogics.org\/article\/what-gastrostomy-feeding-when-should-it-be-used"},"modified":"2025-08-29T16:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:30:12","slug":"what-gastrostomy-feeding-when-should-it-be-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/article\/health-nutrition\/what-gastrostomy-feeding-when-should-it-be-used\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Gastrostomy feeding? When should it be used?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Gastrostomy tube is inserted from the abdominal wall surface into the stomach. The Gastrostomy tube is not a treatment for Cerebral Palsy. It is a tool used to deliver food in children who have problems with swallowing.A child with severe brain damage, who has trouble responding to a gastric tube can qualify for Gastrostomy intervention. Gastrostomy tube isn\u2019t a permanent solution to poor eating in the child. It must only be used when there is a temporary reduction of food intake by regular means.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: Please note that this guide is for information purposes only. Please consult a qualified health practitioner for safe management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you have questions about Autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD, or other intellectual disabilities, or have concerns about developmental delays in a child, the Nayi Disha team is here to help. For any questions or queries, please contact our FREE Helpline at<b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send\/?phone=918448448996&amp;text&amp;app_absent=0\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>844-844-8996<\/b><\/span><\/a>. You can call or what&#8217;s app us. Our counselors speak different languages including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, and Bengali.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Gastrostomy feeding? When should it be used?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":26464,"featured_media":156660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3212],"tags":[25],"conditions":[2696],"age_group":[2739,2738,2737,2736],"article_group":[2747],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156659"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26464"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156659"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":300944,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156659\/revisions\/300944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156659"},{"taxonomy":"conditions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conditions?post=156659"},{"taxonomy":"age_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/age_group?post=156659"},{"taxonomy":"article_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_group?post=156659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}