Chewing gum -- the new post-operative medicineFebruary 28, 2008In an article recently recommended by Bradley Kropp of Faculty of 1000 Medicine, researchers find chewing gum is a simple solution to the recovery of bowel function after gastrointestinal surgery - a problem that has troubled patients and physicians for decades. Authors of the paper published in Urology evaluated 102 patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery and gave half of them 5 pieces of chewing gum per day after their operation. Chewing the gum is thought to stimulate the smooth muscle fibers and secretion from the salivary glands and liver. The 51 patients who chewed gum recovered their bowel movement significantly faster than those who did not. Pediatric Urologist, Kropp will be giving his patients undergoing reconstructive surgery a piece of gum following their operation. He says, " In today's high-tech, molecular-driven scientific world, it is nice to come across an article that can be implemented immediately into our practices without increased healthcare cost"
Kropp also adds, "Just think how much a pack of gum would cost today had the pharmaceutical industry come across this information first" BioMed Central Science News and Science Current Events Tag Cloud This tag cloud is a visual representation of term frequencies of random science news topics with common terms grouped together and emphasized by their display size. Pathogen Vitamin D Secondhand Smoke Nanoparticles Sleep Breast Cancer Solar Cells Stem Cell Transplant Magnetic Resonance Saliva OCD Chromatin Neck Cancer Microfluidic device Molecular Imaging Cognition Microbes Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiation Exposure Conservation Colonography Polymer Nerve Cells Premature Birth Chewing Gum
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