Question:
ng tube,what is it and what does it do?

   — pldavis (posted on September 17, 2006)

September 17, 2006
An ng tube is a nasogastric tube. It is a tube inserted through your nose and passed into your stomach usually post operatively to suction out stomach fluid.
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September 17, 2006
you should be wearing an ID braselet that states you are a Gastric ByPass Patient and that you should not be given an NG tube. If they insert it in the field they could put a hole in your pouch. This is what I recomend to my support group.
   — Steve Cohen

September 17, 2006
an ng tube is a nasal gastric tube... it is a tube that is inserted thru your nose into your stomach.. it is used sometome to empty the contents of your stomach and such.. i hope this helps.
   — cyndie M.

September 18, 2006
I just want to add my 2 cents worth. I am a nurse (RN) and my surgeon told me that insertion of an ng tube would be no problem. I want to caution people that if an ng tube is needed to save your life, then, you have no choice. Sad, but, true.
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