Enteral Nutrition Dietitian | PEG Dietitian

In Clinic or Home Visits - Sunshine Coast to Brisbane

Telehealth Available Australia Wide

Enteral Nutrition via a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) or Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (PEJ) is the procedure of introducing a nutritionally complete liquid formula or blended foods directly into an individual's stomach or small intestine via a tube. Nutritionally complete foods are commercially produced whereas blended tube feeds are normal foods that are blended into a liquid meal and then fed down a feeding tube. These feeding options are often used when an individual is no longer able to meet all of their nutrition requirements through oral consumption or if it is no longer safe to consume food orally.  

Enternal Nutrition via a PEG/PEJ is first implemented in a hospital where support is provided by the medical team including the clinical dietitian. Following discharge, to your home or support centre, you may require continued support by a private practice dietitian. This is where Simply Nutrition can offer assistance. 

    ​Simply Nutrition Dietitians
​A team of dedicated, warm professionals focused on understanding and listening to your needs for improved health.

How we can help you.
PEG/PEJ feeding is a specialist area and requires dietitians with a unique skill set to provide assistance. Our dietitian team is highly skilled in this area of practice having worked with many PEG/PEJ clients, their families and their medical teams. We will work with you to ensure your regime will fit with your home environment and lifestyle goals, ensuring you can continue to engage in the things you need or want to do. ​

How we will support you. ​​

• Find a feeding regime that limits interference with your life
• Find a formula that you tolerate
• Support with implementing blended tube feeds
• Communicate with your GP and/or specialist around what pathology needs monitoring
• Work with you to balance your nutrition if you are having food along with your PEG/PEJ feeds​
• Explain different types of feeding to find the one that's right for you, including blended feed tubes
• Review your plan regularly to ensure it is still working for you 

​How can you see us?
Simply Nutrition Dietitians has clinics located from Brisbane to Gympie where you can see us. Alternatively, if you're unable to attend a clinic or for those who would feel more comfortable in their own space, our mobile dietitians can visit you at home or can support you via Telehealth. Funding to see a dietitian may be available through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), private & public insurance companies and Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). 

For more information on how we can help you. Please submit an inquiry through the contact us page of this website. 

We look forward to working with you!