Study of specialists from the United States revealed that chewing chewing gum after the transferred operation on the heart helps to restore the intestinal work. With its conclusions, researchers shared at the conference on intensive therapy and intraoperative management of the sick society of the Toracal Surgeons of the Casha.
Researchers from Hospital Crowser Chester analyzed the health status of 837 patients who had an open heart surge or replacement of aortic or mitral valves. 341 of them offered after surgery to chew a gum.
It turned out that only two such patients developed postoperative intestinal obstruction – one of the most common complications after the operations on the heart, which can lead to colic and constipation. In the control group of such people, there were 17. The “imaginary feeding” product is an effective and inexpensive procedure that improves patient well-being and, as a result, their recovery is emphasized by specialists.