Could gum help the colon bounce back from surgery?

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Could gum help the colon bounce back from surgery?

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chewing gum after surgery for colon cancer may not help kick the intestines back into gear - but it also probably won't hurt, a new study suggests. The surgery, which involves removing part of the colon, typically keeps patients in the hospital for a week or more while doctors wait for the bowel to start working and for people to be able to eat normally again. Past studies have hinted that gum might help cut that recovery time if the body responds to chewing by preparing the gut to receive food, researchers said. ...

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