Chewing Gum – A Surprising Post-Op Benefit

Some years ago researchers showed that gum-chewing patients recovered faster after laparoscopic colon surgery. Californian physicians have now tested this idea in 34 patients after conventional (large abdominal incision) surgery. The gum chewers recovered resumption of normal bowel function (shown by passing gas) 15 hours sooner than other patients; they had a bowel movement 26 hours earlier, and felt hungry 9 hours earlier.

Although these results have been available for some time, the concept is not widely known. So next time you visit someone in hospital after an abdominal surgery, take a packet of gum with you. But tell the patient to ask the doctor first, before starting to chew!

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