feed tube burning around site

[troyboy196969]

hi, i have had a feeding tube for about 5 years, everytime i have it changed it burns realy bad around the sight (the skin)i have talked to the Drs and they look at me like i am crazy, no help/

[Mtorres9235]

Hello, my husband has had a feeding tube for 8 years. We know what you are dealing with. Leakage from the stomach acid causes the skin to get very sore. We clean the sight with water and use a cream with zinc oxide or powder. We also have found the mextrabandages very helpful to absorb any fluids away from the skin. Doctors are not trained in dealing with this. Talk to wound care nurse. They should have plenty of ideas to help. Keep it clean about 3 times a day and the redness should go away. We have had to get another tube installed at another site so now we are dealing with the hole closing, which is taking a long time. But hopefully will continue to improve in time. Good luck. Be consistent with care. See a wound care person for help

[troyboy196969 in reply to Mtorres9235]

Hi thank you very much, I feel for your husband,i have tryed all kinds of cream, different bandages,I have had mine for about 5 years , it seems like evey time i get it changed it gets worse, the funny part is , its not red or anything act looks good, but burns very bad and leaks, or drains should i say i have spoke with several Dr,s they can not find anything wrong look at ya like your crazy or something, when your husband got his replaced did the new one burn/mine burns so bad i cant even put a bandage on it.where would you find a wounde care nurse? PLEASE thanks again Troy,

[Mtorres9235 in reply to troyboy196969]

We have used venelux ointment with a stoma powder sprinkled on that, then placed a super absorbent dressing over that. Is it draining from the stoma? My husband has had extremely raw skin and that is why we changed the site and had another surgery to place the tube in another hole. Since Covid 19, he has been home and lying down most of the time so the leakage is not as bad. We also use a hydrofiber dressing for the management of the stomach acid that exudes. He is doing better now. But it has taken a long time for the skin to heal and the hole to fill in. We are still trying to close the prior hole that the last stoma was placed in. I would go to a surgeon that deals with these issues and they can get you in touch with a wound care nurse. Good luck. Stay with it and also use super absorbent dressing to keep acid away from skin. Hope that helps. You will need help to learn how to use the hydrofiber dressing, but staying on top of that, also really helps.