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...Infants, especially older infants, can have trouble changing to a formula with a different taste and consistency to what they’re used to. We can’t provide medical advice, so the first and most important thing to do is to talk to your healthcare team! We’ve got a great resource, below, but here are a few points: Some feeding specialists and pediatricians often recommend sticking with the straight Neocate. This depends on the clinician – it often...

...formula within an hour to prevent spoiling. Prepared Neocate can be kept in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Visit Neocate’s mixing instructions for more information. How long can Neocate hang for tube feeding after being mixed? Four hours maximum. Discard any remaining formula after four hours and prepare a new batch. The instructions on the can say to use sterile water. I don’t know what sterile water is. How can I get it? Can I...

...individuals over one year of age. It is a quick ready-to-drink option in a convenient 8 oz drink box. Neocate Splash is nutritionally complete, with a nearly identical nutritional profile to Neocate Junior. It comes in 4 great-tasting flavors: Vanilla, Orange-Pineapple, Tropical Fruit, Grape, and Unflavored. Neocate Splash is ideal for drinking orally or taking through a feeding tube. Many families are looking specifically for formulas used in tube feeding to be gluten-free, so we...

...Nutrition plays an important role in proper growth during childhood. Children with food allergies must restrict certain foods from their diet, which may make them susceptible to nutritional deficiencies and growth problems. In addition to restricting allergenic foods, some children with food allergies have feeding problems which further restrict their nutritional intake. In 2002, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association published research showing that children with two or more food allergies were...

...to eat food, Jake was put on Neocate Junior, a hypoallergenic formula made up of individual amino acids that is easier for children with allergies to digest. Although he tried drinking the formula, he wasn’t able to drink the 56 ounces per day that he needed in order to meet his nutritional requirements. Instead, he was admitted to the hospital and doctors placed a nasogastric tube (NG) tube into his nose and prescribed Presdnisone, a...