Chewinggumaids bowel recovery Add : 22:31:43 2008-08-19 View : 92 | Vote : 0 | Tag : HealthChewing gum aidsaids bowel recovery Chewing gum aids recovery from bowel surgery, mounting evidence suggests.
The latest work published in Archives of Surgery reviews data from five recent trials involving 158 patients.
Chewing gum appears to speed up the return of normal bowel function by stimulating nerves in the digestive system, say the UK report's authors.
Trials are now needed to see if this, in turn, can reduce the r...