Should the feeding tube be painful? (Christine or somebody?) Mine mostly wasn't, and when it did hurt badly, we determined it had to be replaced ... it had mis-seated itself inside or something. (And that pain was at an I'm-gonna-die level.) It's not comfortable, but I'm not sure painful is the word either. I know we all react differently, but that makes me nervous. Though the constipation makes sense. To this day, that's where I hurt the most when I have tummy issues, and I'm all healed up.