For the patient with delayed gastric emptying, nausea and vomiting, or other indications of risk of aspiration, the tube should be placed through the

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Nasoduodenal or nasojejunal tubes bypass the stomach, thus reducing the likelihood of instigating nausea or vomiting, not relying on the stomach's motility, and because they are post-pyloric, reducing the risk of aspiration as formula would have to go past two sphincters to work its way back to the trachea.Tubes placed through the mouth are not commonly used because they can interfere with a patient's ability to talk.

For the Patient with Delayed Gastric Emptying, Nausea and Vomiting