2 nights in Epsom hospital

he was in fact quite dehydrated with low blood sugars, reduced kidney function etc. So we had an IV til the next morning and some 'hits' of glucose! and then made the decision that the NG tube would be needed to follow the diet considering the success we'd had so far and the reserves he now had. He was not happy to have it placed but got used to it fairly quickly, not too keen on the feeds and they certainly have not improved his diarrhea, but in some ways easier this than constantly trying to get him to drink. As ever he was great, coped with all the canula's and attempted canulas, toe pricks, plasters and tube placement, with little crying and a smile soon after.
Home again now and coming up with a new routine for the 5 feeds a day he needs