I need advice from anyone who know anything about g-tubes...?!


Question: I need advice from anyone who know anything about g-tubes!.!.!.!?
My son was born with gbs and spinal menigitis and he has to be fed through a g-tube!. For the past month or so we have been having slime come out of his gtube when he is feeding!. Its really thick like mucus and you can tell that it is coming out of his stomach into the feeding tube!.!. I am kind of concerned but can never get ahold of the doc about this situation!. If you know anything about this please let me know!. Thank youWww@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
well definitely have the doc check it out to rule out an infection at the site or any dysfunction in the tube!.can't really tell what exactly might be the problem from this!.!.!. it depends what the skin around the site looks like (is it red!?), what does his whole abdomen look like, and is he extremely fussy after feedings!? best to just get a hold of the doc though!. good luck :)Www@Answer-Health@Com





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