Excessive Burping

[applesos]

Anyone else experiencing lots of burping? I'm on a PEG tube and mostly don't have a problem but occasionally, I could have an entire day where I'm burping continuously and it's irritating! I don't know why this happens or if there's a way to stop it.

 

[gooseberry]

My husband still eats orally but there are days when I hook up the materials to flush his peg that a huge amount of gas escapes. He says he feels so much better after.

 

[Atsugi]

Burping can come from too much air in the tube.

See this site for more knowledge: http://www.makatimed.net.ph/main.php?id=447

 

[applesos]

Thank you both for responding. I don't know how to get air out of the tube, but the Hospice nurse comes in 10 min. and guess what I'm going to ask her to do!

 

[gooseberry]

Also if you use a bipap some people swallow air into their stomach.

 

[Graybeard]

VA had my bipap set too high, and it pushed air into my stomach. I have very little gas and no burping now.

 

[Atsugi]

Hip hip hooray!

 

[Janie H]

The nurse who changed my tube told me that I could vent the tube, now when I feel bloated, I put a empty syringe in the tube and press on my stomach, you would not believe the air that comes out, gives me relief.

Janie

 

[affected]

I did learn early that you want to be sure to 'burp' your PALS before filling that syringe and opening the clamp ... yes Janie it can come out with quite a force hey!

 

[nebrhahe53]

How do you do the "burping" without having stomach contents shoot out of the tube like an oil well?

 

[gooseberry]

Usually when we hook up the tube to flush, I put a couple of kleenex over the top of the tube so anything that comes out erupts into those. Plus we flush between feedings when the stomach is more empty.

 

[affected]

Neil be sitting only semi upright I found that helps a lot. Air should naturally rise above liquid, but if sitting completely upright the air may be above the stoma.

Nearly always it was only air coming out, maybe with a very fine spray. I got good at never pointing the tube towards either of us when opening the clamp.

We also needed a rule - no jokes whilst peg feeding ... a laughing PALS will certainly force stomach contents out at the CALS in a rush ... and that's no joke! :shock:

 

[gooseberry]

Ditto what Tillie said!

 

[Janie H]

a laughing PALS will certainly force stomach contents out at the CALS in a rush ... and that's no joke!

Been there, done that, lol.

Janie