Force-feeding

Force-feeding is the practice of feeding a person or an animal against their will. The term "gavage" refers to the supplying a nutritional substance by means of a small plastic tube passed through the nose or mouth into the stomach.
Force-feeding of humans
Force-feeding is the administration of tube feeding against a person's will.
Tube feeding can be given through different types of tubes. One type of tube can be placed through the nose into the stomach or bowel. This tube is called a nasogastric or nasoenteral feeding tube. Sometimes the tube is placed directly through the skin into the stomach or bowel.
Medical uses
Force-feeding is the practice of feeding someone against their consent, and, with several exceptions, is generally not an acceptable practice in the medical community.
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