You don't mention where the muscle spasm is, it would seem that since you are writing about the PEG, that it is in the area of the PEG. It seems unusual for an abdominal spasm to be initiated or referred from movement so distant to the site. I haven't heard this from any of the many people who I have discussed PEG's with, so it is worth asking your doctor about. As to the length that is hanging out, this is pretty arbitrary. I had about 10 inches, and it made it easy to work with, without the sensation of it pulling on my stomach when I was hooking it up or injecting meds into it. While it was longer than I needed, a roll of white tape was part of my daily accessories so I could just coil it up when I wasn't using it, and tape it to my stomach, out of the way of everything and well hidden under a tucked in shirt. Shortening it is easy, and while it is something that you can do yourself, I'd prefer that you asked your doctors about doing it if you feel it warranted.

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