If it’s not too daft a question, does anyone know if Pineapple juice will thin secretions if it’s taken through the PEG and not the mouth. Just asking on the off chance it might work even through it takes a different route.🤔
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Lizzie Yes, through the tube is just as good - it's the enzyme in the pineapple juice which acts to thin secretions, so how it gets into the digestive system is irrelevant. xxDiagnosed 03/2007. Sporadic Definite ALS/MND Spinal (hand) Onset.
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Originally posted by Madge View PostCan I ask another daft question… does fresh pineapple work or is juice better x
This is because most of the bromelain (the enzyme we're looking for) is found in the core of the pineapple, which isn't eaten, but is used in the juicing process. You'll still get some bromelain from the fruit itself, just not a lot.
I imagine the fresh juices contain more bromelain than do the juices from concentate, and tinned pineapples contain none. xxDiagnosed 03/2007. Sporadic Definite ALS/MND Spinal (hand) Onset.
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