Gum gets bowels working after caesarean
1st August 2015
Chewing gum is beneficial in helping to reactivate bowel function following caesarean section, a meta-analysis confirms.
Five randomised controlled trials involving 850 participants were analysed to evaluate gum-chewing as a low-cost, non-pharmacological intervention to restore normal gastrointestinal health.
The study found that gum-chewing improved time to gas passage