Your doctor or nurse will give you instructions through what port medications and feedings should be given. The syringe may be washed in warm water, air dried and reused. To flush the G-J port of your tube, slowly push warm clean tap water into the side opening of the G-port or J-port of the connector. If there is any drainage at the disc, place one 2 x 2 softwick piece under the plastic disc.To clean crusted drainage off of the skin, tube or disc, use half-strength hydrogen peroxide (1 tablespoon hydrogen peroxide mixed with 1 tablespoon water) and cotton swabs.Then rinse the skin using clean tap water and dry thoroughly. Clean the skin under the plastic piece around the tube with soap and water or during bath time / shower.See the problem solving list in the last section for what to do if you notice any of these things. A small amount of clear or tan liquid drainage is normal. ![]() Check for redness, swelling, green or yellow liquid drainage, or excess skin growing around the tube. Look at the area where the tube enters the skin. Your doctor or nurse will give you further instructions for their use. On the outside of the body, you will find three ports at the end of the tube labeled: gastric, jejunal and balloon. The tube should be able to move in and out of the child's stomach just slightly. ![]() This plastic disc should not slide around on the tube and should be snug against the skin (the space between the bottom of the disc and the stomach should be about the depth of a dime), but it should not cause pressure. This keeps the tube from sliding in and out of the opening. There is a plastic disc around the tube outside of the child's body. ![]() There is a smaller tube (the J-tube) that will go into the jejunum via the same opening in the stomach wall, secured by the same balloon. The G-J tube stays in place in your child's stomach because there is a balloon or a plastic bumper at the end of the tube inside the stomach securing it to the stomach wall. "Jejunostomy" is made up of the words for "jejunum" (or the second part of the small intestine) and "new opening." The word "gastrostomy" comes from two Latin root words for "stomach" (gastr) and "new opening" (stomy). The āJā portion is used primarily to feed your child. The āGā portion of this tube is used to vent your child's stomach for air or drainage, and / or drainage, as well as give your child an alternate way for feeding. A gastrostomy-jejunostomy tube - commonly abbreviated as "G-J tube" - is placed into your child's stomach and small intestine.
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