Chewing Gum May Aid Recovery From Surgery

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Chewing Gum May Aid Recovery From Surgery

Gum May Spell Relief From Post-Operative Gas Pain and Bloating

By Peggy Peck

WebMD Medical News

May 3, 2004 (Philadelphia) -- Sometimes it is the little things that

make all the difference in the way a person recovers from surgery --

the really little things like a stick of gum.

Ding Ding Lee, MD, an ob-gyn at Long Island College Hospital in

New York, tells WebMD that the day after a hysterectomy or other

gynecologic surgery is usually a long and painful day, marked by gas

pain and bloating (common side effects of surgery). But she says that

chewing gum three times a day starting the day after the surgery leads

to speedier relief of gas pains, which means a quicker return to

normal diet.

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