Old Nursing Practices may be making a come back

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

We always used to unclog PEG tube feeds by using Coca-Cola straight into PEG tube. It work like a miracle when everything else failed.

Of course a lot of hospitals officially stopped the use a few years ago, although I know it still goes on.

Now it seems Coca-cola is being used for bowel obstruction instead of surgery! How remarkable is that!

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/01/07/coca-cola-successful-new-treatment-for-stomach-blockages/

I wonder what else is going around from bygone ages that does actually work

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

I'm picturing the orders now: NPO except for Coke.