G-Tube Question

hello all, for those of you that has or  had a G-tube what is that jumping feeling in your stomach when you wear the binder???? its like i can see the tube throbbing i don't know if it means the binder is too tight and putting a lot of pressure on it or what but like i can literally see the tube jumping and throbbing ..... have any one experience this before?

I had a G-tube for 2.5 weeks after surgery (but only wore the binder for about half that amount of time (because it was too long for my short torso), but I never noticed anything like that.  What you are seeing might be the pulsing from your heart pumping blood. If that is the case, the binder may very well be too tight. I would loosen it a bit and see if it subsides.

Lora

Do you feel you still need the binder at this point?  I never had a g-tube, but my daughter has one.  When she is hungry it sucks in and kind of jumps/shakes.   Since it is in your remnant stomach, it will always be like you are hungry, as the remnant stomach never gets food into it.   So it may just be the state of that, or be related to your binder.   I wouldn't be terribly concerned about the throbbing, unless it is uncomfortable or painful.