| Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | The irritation at the peg site would not be caused by his eating regular food. This area is very delicate and needs to be kept very clean. Many patients will experience granulation tissue at the peg site which can be very painful, this area can also easily become infected due to leakage at the site.
My suggestion is after your father takes a shower to have him dry the peg site very well. He should dab some antibiotic ointment around the peg site and cover with a drain sponge. Change this before he goes to bed and reapply more antibiotic ointment with a new drain sponge. You can also use regular 2"x2" gauze pads with cutting a slit halfway thru them. After a couple days the site should look better, if it doesnt he should see his gastro doc to check it.
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