Ostomy Care

Once a gastrostomy tube is in place, most of the day-to-day work is care: feeding through it, keeping the stoma site healthy, and knowing what to do when something goes wrong. This guide walks through how a PEG tube is placed, how to care for the stoma and feed safely, how the tube is replaced,…

A gastrostomy tube — most people just call it a G tube — is a soft feeding tube placed directly into the stomach through a small opening in the abdominal wall. When someone cannot safely eat or drink enough by mouth, a G tube delivers nutrition, fluids, and medication straight to where the body can…