Talk:Force-feeding

message: This page simply illustrates why Wikipedia has become an unreliable source.  Gavage also refers to a method of feeding that involves use of a tube through the sinus or throat for patients who are unable to feed themselves.  This is a surgical term and has nothing to do with torture or animal rights.  Please include this alternate definition.  --  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.24.143.228 (talk • contribs)  22:04, 2007 January 24
:This complaint is correct. The term "gavage" definitely should not re-direct to "force-feeding" with all of its negative connotation. Gavage is a legitimate medical treatment for patients who cannot feed themselves orally, including premature infants. Sallenmd (talk) 17:27, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I also concur. I changed the redirect of "gavage" to "feeding_tube" as that term has a simple, direct correlation to "gavage" as opposed to this article's connotation. However, as this article is relevant to the topic, I also added a link from "feeding_tube" to here. --Fuzzynurse (talk) 15:51, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: a medical complaint

message: The link to Wikisource was removed with the comment:
This change removes a biased anthrocentric link.
I can't make head or tail of this objection.  The link is a historical document relating to force-feeding of prisoners.  How is that anthrocentric?  —Celithemis 09:47, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikisource link 

message: Force feeding was never used on prisoners with Special Category Status in Northern Ireland. To tbe best of my knowledge the only times it was used on Irish republican prisoners during the Troubles was on protesting prisoners in England (SCS only applied to prisoners in Northern Ireland), who wanted transferring to Northern Ireland and/or political status. It wasn't used during the 1980 or 1981 strikes for political reasons, it was felt it would attract too much adverse publicity. One Night In Hackney303 21:38, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Irish hunger strikes

message: Is there any evidence that psychiatric hospitals use enteral feeding with patients who refuse to eat? Surely a drip feed is used in preference? Itsmejudith (talk) 08:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem with drip/Iv feeds involve Iv sites and needles etc that patients can and do pull out and remove. This poses a problem for normal medication administration as well as for the purpose of sustenance. I think in circumstances like this a sedation would be administered and as you say a drip feed utilised as a first point of intervention.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.55.20.102 (talk) 00:53, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

text: Not only that, but parenteral feeding ("drip feed") has many adverse effects on the liver and other organs and should never be used unless the GI system cannot be used to provide adequate nutrition. Sallenmd (talk) 17:31, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Psychiatric use 

message: The claim that in Egypt geese are force-fed is very likely untrue. The use of tubes to feed animals is unknown and expensive in Egypt. There is a very likely confusion between over-feeding and force-feeding. --Mahmudmasri (talk) 00:39, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dubious 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I suggest that this section does not belong in this article. Gavage of infants who lack the suckle reflex is legitimate medical treatment and does not merit the opprobrium generally given to force-feeding. Kent G. Budge (talk) 22:02, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Force-feeding" of babies 

message: Self explanatory, why is this cross-linked with the article on “The Right To Die” 2601:249:380:69F0:D934:2220:BAED:C4FA (talk) 03:43, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is euthanasia cross-linked?  

message: I have added an updated citation from the Government of Canada's Correctional Services website which contains the legal policy which clearly outlines how the Canadian government retains the right to intervene after a hunger striking inmate loses consciousness, which is generally inevitably what will medically take place. I also have removed the citation needed addition as it was illogical given that the Canadian government clearly supports the force-feeding of inmates as per the aforementioned document. Questioning their policy stand with regard to the Declaration of Tokyo would be like questioning Saddam Hussein's support of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Ridiculous. Given that the Canadian government clearly supports the force-feeding of inmates it logically follows that they reject the Declaration of Tokyo. Daystrom (talk) 22:24, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Canada