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Asking for a feeding tube?

Hi...
So that probably sounds crazy.
For years now I've suffered from the inability to gain weight. I've recently been dropping I'm at a BMI of 15.6 which isn't super low, but things are only getting worse. I just cannot tolerate food, I feel sick, I am sick, I get chronic pain and feel bloated for hours on end. I've tried lactose free diets, gluten free diets, you name it, I've tried it. I've also tried nutricica weight gain food and complan as well as a couple of other brands, but half the time I cannot actually tolerate them.
I've been considering asking about a feeding tube? I know this is a big decision, but I'm so pale, fatigued, my bones are brittle and I have no energy. even though it's not ideal, it would be a way for me to finally gain weight again, to finally get on the road to recovery, what are your thoughts on this?
So that probably sounds crazy.
For years now I've suffered from the inability to gain weight. I've recently been dropping I'm at a BMI of 15.6 which isn't super low, but things are only getting worse. I just cannot tolerate food, I feel sick, I am sick, I get chronic pain and feel bloated for hours on end. I've tried lactose free diets, gluten free diets, you name it, I've tried it. I've also tried nutricica weight gain food and complan as well as a couple of other brands, but half the time I cannot actually tolerate them.
I've been considering asking about a feeding tube? I know this is a big decision, but I'm so pale, fatigued, my bones are brittle and I have no energy. even though it's not ideal, it would be a way for me to finally gain weight again, to finally get on the road to recovery, what are your thoughts on this?
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If nothing is any better after 4 weeks drop the tube.
There's no problem with trying tube. Just don't do it for more than4 weeks