Before beginning gastric suction, or stomach pumping, your doctor will give you medicine to numb your throat. Then, after inserting a tube in your mouth or nose, they will use suction to remove ...

Gastric suction was carried out within one or two minutes of birth by means of a No. 10 French rubber catheter passed through the oropharynx.

Plus, gastric suction—like any procedure—comes with some risks. You could potentially breathe in the contents being sucked from the stomach, or you could get a perforation or hole in the ...

The third port, called the gastric suction port, suctions fluid and air out of your stomach.‌ This tube was invented in the 1950s and hasn’t changed much since then.

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Your child’s stomach sticks out and feels hard when you press on it. Your child has diarrhea or constipation after feedings‌. Your child has a fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher ...