Chewing gum could kickstart your gut after surgery

NCT ID NCT05296967

Summary

This study tested if a simple, safe activity—chewing gum—could help patients recover normal bowel function faster after abdominal surgery. It involved 128 patients who had bowel surgery and developed a common complication where the gut temporarily stops working. Researchers compared patients who chewed gum to those who did not, measuring how quickly they could eat solid food and pass gas or stool again.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CH Cholet

    Cholet, France

  • CH Château Gontier

    Château-Gontier, France

  • CH Laval

    Laval, France

  • CHD Vendée

    La Roche-sur-Yon, France

  • CHU Nantes

    Nantes, France

  • University Hospital aof Angers

    Angers, France

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