Effectiveness of Gum Chewing on Ileus in Chinese Colorectal Patients Underwent Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

The standardize surgical techniques, less used of epidural analgesia, early ambulation and used of naso-gastric tube for decompression are aimed to reduce the paralytic ileus after abdominal surgery . Most Western studies have examined and found that gum chewing are able to prevent postoperative ileus or promotes early bowel function after abdominal surgery.