Has anyone seen these stories about chewing gum and surgery?
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-diso...[wiki2="Colon"]colon[/wiki2]-surgery-recovery
I read about it before my first elective surgery and it was great. I don't know if it really helped get me out quicker, but I did get out in the minimum time. I think it was 4 nights for a Hemicolectomy.
I did it for my 2nd emergency surgery, and got out pretty quickly too.
So, for my up coming 3rd, I plan to do it again. Another benefit I found is that it really raised my spirits. When you're miserable, and they have that "NPO" sign hanging behind your bed, chewing gum and getting that flavor kinda got me through it.
Has anyone else tried this?
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-diso...[wiki2="Colon"]colon[/wiki2]-surgery-recovery
I read about it before my first elective surgery and it was great. I don't know if it really helped get me out quicker, but I did get out in the minimum time. I think it was 4 nights for a Hemicolectomy.
I did it for my 2nd emergency surgery, and got out pretty quickly too.
So, for my up coming 3rd, I plan to do it again. Another benefit I found is that it really raised my spirits. When you're miserable, and they have that "NPO" sign hanging behind your bed, chewing gum and getting that flavor kinda got me through it.
Has anyone else tried this?
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