Not everyone knows how to use a vapor pipe. In this regard, we devote our article to this very question.
general information
Before answering the question of howto use a vapor tube, you should find out why it is generally necessary. As is known, in a normal state, the human intestine contains from 200 to 900 ml of various gases. They are formed by the contact of the microflora of the digestive tract with food masses. During the day, such gases can come out with feces or in a natural way.
It should be noted that sometimes somepathological conditions of the human body lead to excessive gas formation, or the so-called flatulence. In such cases, not only the volume of the gas mixture changes, but also its qualitative composition. As a result, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, mercaptan and other substances that have an extremely unpleasant odor and toxic properties begin to accumulate in the intestines. Gas formation is accompanied by a feeling of abdominal overflow, bloating, heartburn, belching, as well as colicky pains, which often subside after the discharge of gas. As a result, the patient feels rumbling and seething.
It should be noted that this state is notis harmless, because with pronounced meteorism, destabilization of the heart occurs, shortness of breath increases and blood pressure rises. Experts recommend that patients use the vent tube. Most often, this medical attribute is used to alleviate the condition of young children, rather than adults, because babies are unable to get rid of increased gas formation on their own. Before you talk about how to put a gas outlet tube to a newborn, you should find out what this product looks like.
Device description
The vapor tube is a soft,thick-walled and polished rubber tube with a diameter of 3-5 millimeters and a length of 30-50 centimeters. The end of the product, which is inserted directly into the intestine, is usually rounded around the central opening. The other side of the device, on the contrary, is cut across. This tube can be inserted at different depths. As a rule, this depends on the age of the person and his individual physiological characteristics.
How and in what cases is the vapor valve useda tube? The instructions for use of this medical attribute are usually not included in the package with the product. In this regard, we decided to tell in detail how to use it in practice.
How to choose?
Children's gas pipe (and an adult too)sold in almost every pharmacy. It should be noted that there is a difference between these products. For example, a medical attribute designed specifically for newborns is made only from non-toxic materials. The temperature of such devices should be close to the temperature of the human body, and its tip - always rounded. It is these qualities that ensure the painless and safe insertion of the venting tube into the anus.
Today there are several on the marketmanufacturers of such attributes. But before purchasing a product, you should think not about the brand, but about such a major parameter as its diameter. It should be particularly noted that it should be in the range of 2.5-3 mm. This value corresponds to the 16th and 17th size of the device.
Preliminary processing
Before inserting the vapor pipe intothe anus of the baby or adult, it must necessarily undergo pretreatment. To do this, put the product in an enamel container, pour usual drinking water on it and boil over low heat for about 15 minutes. Such a procedure will disinfect the device, which is essential if it is used for small children.
What to do to facilitate the introduction of the product?
Before using the vapor tube toFor its intended purpose, it is necessary to lubricate its rounded end with Vaseline or a fat children's cream. Without the use of such means to carry out such a procedure is strictly prohibited. If you ignore this advice, you can easily injure the intestinal mucosa, which subsequently will lead to quite serious complications.
Site preparation
To take advantage of this device,before the procedure, be sure to wash your hands with soap and water. Next, you need to put oilcloth on a hard surface, and lay a cotton diaper on top. If you use a baby rectal tube, then boiling it is necessary. Moreover, after heat treatment, the product must be completely cooled.
The position of the patient
In the event that the gas outlet is carried out byagainst a teenager or an adult, then it should be laid on the left side, and the legs should be pressed tightly to the stomach. If such a procedure is necessary for a newborn child, then it should simply lay on his back.
How to put a vapor tube on a newborn or adult?
Liberally smeared with Vaseline or boiled andcooled vegetable oil rounded end of the product, it should be slow and careful rotational movements to enter into the anus. Adults put such a device no deeper than 7-10 centimeters. Newborn babies - up to 3.5, and a child under 1 year - no more than 5 centimeters.
In this position, the rectal tube shouldstay in the anus for about five minutes. If necessary, it can be twisted slightly clockwise or counterclockwise. In this case, the tube should always be held by hand throughout the procedure.
The result of the use of the product
Vent tube (algorithm of actions for itsuse has been presented above) is used specifically to save a person from unpleasant symptoms and the effects of flatulence. The result of such procedures should be the successful passage of fecal masses or gases. If this does not happen, then the device should not be introduced deeper or held for a longer time. It must be carefully removed from the anus and washed thoroughly. If required, this procedure can be repeated, but not earlier than in 4-5 hours.
How to understand that the gases have moved?
Now you know how to use.gas outlet tube. But if you perform this procedure yourself for the first time, then it is very difficult to determine whether your patient’s gases came out or not. If you are unsure of this, you can resort to the next trick. To do this, the free end of the tube must be lowered into a basin with ordinary water. With the successful discharge of gases in the liquid corresponding bubbles will begin to appear.
Is such a vent method safe?
Before using the vapor tube,be sure to try all possible ways that would get rid of flatulence. If such methods do not help, then you can apply this device. However, it is desirable to do this in relation to small children only in extreme cases, because such procedures are not only unpleasant, but also unsafe, especially if they are performed not by a medical officer, but by an ordinary housewife mother.
Possible complications and contraindications to use
If you do not understand how to put the gas outlettube at home, it is best not to carry out such a procedure. Remember that if administered incorrectly, the patient may experience the following complications:
- wound of the mucous membrane of the rectum with the risk of subsequent bleeding;
- intestinal perforation, which can later lead to peritonitis or heavy bleeding.
It should also be noted that this device is strictly prohibited to use if the child or adult has identified rectal diseases or bleeding.
Important to remember!
When using this product, remember a few basic points.
- Self tube setting may berather dangerous procedure for a newborn baby. The best way to contact an experienced specialist, who has repeatedly introduced such devices for the gas outlet.
- It doesn’t matter whether the procedure passed with the discharge of fecal masses and gases successfully or not, in any case, the child should be undermined.
- Re-use of the vapor tube is allowed only after 4-5 hours, and only after careful treatment of the product (boiling, lubricating with petroleum jelly, etc.).
- Apply such a device for removal of gases in a newborn baby should be only if it is extremely necessary.
Device reviews
Make an objective opinion on one or anothera service or product is possible only after you use it or find out what other consumers are saying. As for the rectal vapor tube, a rather large number of reviews go about it, which are of a completely different nature. Someone argues that such a device eliminates their babies from flatulence, and someone says the futility of this medical attribute. Of course, to make your conclusion, you should use this product yourself. Due to the fact that all people are different, not the fact that it will help you.
Prevention of gas and constipation
As mentioned above, the tube should be used for the gas outlet only in extreme cases. Before such a procedure, it is better to try to solve the existing problem by other methods, namely:
- follow a regular and balanced diet;
- give the child plenty of drink (only by the age of the baby);
- to use folk remedies for flatulence, that is, to drink various decoctions;
- apply an alternative vapor tube fixture - enemas or microclysters;
- Be sure to consult your doctor for advice.
Price of the product
The vapor pipe must be present inevery first aid kit. You never know when such a simple device will come in handy. You can buy it at any pharmacy at a reasonable price - about 40-60 Russian rubles.
