Chewing gum helps to recover after surgery in the abdominal cavity

According to a recent study of chewing gum helps to restore the gastrointestinal tract after the operation. Scientists conducted a study with 158 patients who have recently undergone surgery in the abdominal cavity. According to experts from chewing gum to restore normal bowel function faster by stimulating the cells digestive system. Participants ate sugarless gum three times a day after surgery for 45 minutes. Chew As a result, participants, chewing gum, produce more gas, and more likely to have a chair, than in those who did not chew gum and bowel function was restored faster. Each operation in the abdomen may suspend the functioning of the intestine and cause obstruction, leading to serious complications, leading experts. Ileus - disruption of normal progress through the guts of the content. Downstream are acute and chronic intestinal obstruction in the form of - made of the mechanical and dynamic, each of which may partially or completely. According to experts, the participants of the experiment length of stay decreased in the hospital compared with those who did not use chewing gum, but the results need to be checked again, and to prove that it was not an accident. The scientists plan to further research in this area.