Living with Gastroparesis

I am normally a daytime feeder, as I feel it is more natural and it lets me drain/decompress at night. A few nights back I had my Farrell Valve hooked up to my J-tube for a night of decompression and drainage. I have found the J-tube to be much more secure than the NJ tube ever was so when I woke up to a mess the next morning, I was more than surprised. Somehow I had rolled over on to my connector tube, pinching it shut and forcing the Farrell Valve to come unplugged. Since I had been draining all night – the clamp on my tube was open to allow for that process to happen. Being that the clamp was open and the Farrell Valve disconnected, intestinal fluid gushed out on to my bed like an erupting volcano. I realized quickly what had happened and rushed to close the clamp. My fast reaction time was no match for the current flowing through my body, and my bed and sheets will forever show the signs of this most disgusting battle.

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