Chewing sugar-free gum reduces ileus after cesarean section in nulliparous women: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Gum chewing after cesarean section may stimulate bowel motility and decrease duration of postoperative ileus.

Objectives: The current study assessed the effect of chewing sugar-free gum on the return of bowel function, where cesarean section had been performed in nulliparous women.

Materials And Methods: In a randomized clinical trial, 60 patients, scheduled for cesarean section were randomly divided in to 2 groups gum-chewing group (n = 30) and control group (n = 30) postoperatively.

Chewing gums has stimulatory effects on bowel function in patients undergoing cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial.

The aim of study was to investigate the effect of postoperative gum chewing on the recovery of bowel function after cesarean section. Total 100 women delivered by lower uterine segment section cesarean under local anesthesia (spinal). Eligible patients were randomly allocated into two groups: a gum-chewing group (n=50) or a control group (n= 50).