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How does a mom care for the skin around baby's gastrostomy tube?
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Easy: Keep it clean with soap and water. Use whatever type of baby wash you would normally use. Sometimes a crust developes this can be wiped gently with warm water several times a day. This is common when the tube is new. After several months the tube site will become lines with skin (epithelium) and be much easier to care for.
Answered 8/17/2012
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