Hi,

I have a question on the Gtube.

Sarp had the operation 2 months before and now there is a kind of baloon around the place where G Tube is set.It has swollen and the color is red. This shows the recovery of tissue but it became bigger and bigger and and there is a baloon around the place of Gtube which we can not stop. Doctor recommended silver nitrate to stop the growing of this tissue. Did you have a similar case after the post-op for G Tube. Silver nitrate is burning the tissue and slows up that complication. Do you have any other idea to stop it?

Thanks to everyone,

Sarpsmom

Hi Bihter,

Nicholas has always had issues with his gtube site.  We used Calmoseptine Ointment around the site ans covered it with a small piece of Lyofoam.  It was recommended by a Stoma Nurse.  I'm not sure where your located, but check with your local hospital to see if they have one that will see Sarp.

Good luck.

Brenda

paul always had problems as well they called it a granuloma it was red extra skin it looked like he use to go every week to the peditrian and get it silver nitrate off it is a quetip with silver on the tip and roll it over the site and it turns grey and within a couple days it would fall off or go down to normal paul usually got them from shirts and jackets brushing up against the site and irritating it but paul has been doing very well with his site no granulomas for over a couple months but now he found his tubes and tryes to push his hands across them like he is trying to push them off his tummy it is pretty cute the way he does it and then he laughs when he cant get them to get off

Bihter

Lyofoam is a sponge pad.  I bought mine from a local pharmacy.  I'll find some places on line that sell these products and post them for you.

Brenda

Hello, I have just joined the website my name is louise Davenport.

My son lloyd has canavan disease he is 11 years old. lloyd also has problems related to his g tube. The skin around the g tube is called a granuloma and is caused by pulling or rubbing of the tube. i use a small amount of hydrocortisone cream 1% Aplied to the skin twice a day. LLoyd never had any problems with his peg until he had his brace the friction and heat against the g tube causes the granulomas quite often now.The use of the cream for me seems to get rid of the problem quite quickly. I HOPE THIS MAY HELP FOR YOU..

TAKE CARE

LOUISE.

We used silver nitrate after we got the g-tube on and off as needed. NOw, 12 + years later, occasionally he gets breakdown and I use bacitracin and zinc oxide or any diaper rash thick white cream until it clears up around the site. What ever works is good.