change new PEG tube

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cidu999

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I have a mushrooms PEG tube in stoma ..
I will change to a new PEG tube very soon ..
my question is ::

** two choices .. one is nomal balloon tube with 10 ml..
the other one is flat type balloon tube with 5 ml ..
which one is better ?

** Does balloon is easy to get tear ?
How to prevent balloon torn ?
 
I don't think it matters. I tried the flat one and did not have success with it so I settled for the normal and have had good success with it for several years now.

There is nothing you can do to prevent the balloon from being damaged, it is inside your stomach so it has to do with how much stomach acid you have. That is what determines how long it will last.
 
Dear joelc .. many thks for your quick feedback ...

** tried the flat one and did not have success with it ..
Pls express more details why not success .. thks..

** one friend said the water in balloon may leak out to feeding tube so..
we need to keep enough water in balloon .. how to check enough water ?
Can we just re-fill water at home ?
 
The balloon was leaking on it so we decided to go with a different one and it has worked out very well. We check the water about every 2 weeks. We extract the water and see how much there is, then we dispose of it and put the correct amount of fresh water in the balloon. We do it all at home.
 
Dear Joelc ..
during last year .. how many times did you have the
balloon got damage or leaking problems ?
 
Once in the last 2 years, that is why I changed the type.
 
Dear Joe ..

before change to new PEG tube .. my doctor ask me to stop feeding
about 7 hours to empty stoma .. after changed .. also need to
wait about 1 hour .. then start the tube feeding ..

Do you have the same procedure at home ?
 
No, we have found that is not necessary.
 
I'll jump in here to say that i usually do it on an empty stomach but I sure don't wait 7 hours, maybe three. You just don't want to be full because your stomach contents will come out and make a mess. I run plain water after I change and if it feels good then I go ahead and have some formula.
 
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