AN INVESTIGATION ON THE EFFECT OF CHEWING GUM ON GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION AFTER CESAREAN OPERATION

Chewing gum is a type of false nutritional capillaries of the nerve between the
brain, and it stimulates the stomach and speeds the return of bowel function. This study investigated
the effects of chewing gum on postoperative bowel movement after cesarean.
Materials & Methods: In this clinical trial, 92 pregnant women who have had cesarean section in
Bent-al-Hoda hospital Bojnoord, were included in the study. Inclusion criteria included cesarean
section without complications and emergencies. The subjects were randomly assigned into two
groups; consumer group Gum n=46, and control group n=46. Mothers received the sugar free chewing
gum three times a day at 8, 14, 20 o’clock, the control group received a routine normal diet
postoperative. All women marked in a check list their first feel of the movement of Prytalysm, their
first feeling of flatus and sense of first stool. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS16.
Results: The mean age was 29 years, 46/6% of mothers didn’t graduate from high school, , %80/7
were housewives, 53/3% had female newborns and % 46/7 had male newborns. T test based on the
time of bowel movements were significantly different between the two groups (p=0.04).
Conclusion: The new approach to the use of non-pharmaceutical medicine can be safe. Since chewing
gum is a low risk method comparing to the complicated equipments and trainings