Difficult chapters after cesarean delivery? try chewing gum

Difficulty defecating after giving birth to a cesarean section sometimes becomes a nightmare for many women. This is because a major operation such as a caesarean section can cause "constipation" due to an intestinal blockage called an ileus. However, you don't need to worry. There is one simple trick, strange but real, which is believed to be able to help new mothers have a bowel movement after giving birth. You only need to stop by the shop near the house to buy gum. Yes! Chewing gum is staying one way to launch a bowel movement after childbirth. How come?

Chewing gum launches bowel movements after cesarean delivery

One in five women is diagnosed with intestinal obstruction (ileus) after cesarean section. Intestinal obstruction causes the body's digestive system to slow down dramatically or even stop altogether.

This causes new mothers to experience unwell, stomach cramps, flatulence, and nausea a few days after surgery. Bowel obstruction is thought to occur due to inflammation from the operation of the stomach during cesarean section of the baby's birth canal.

Usually the doctor will advise you to take a walk or eat something immediately after surgery to relieve symptoms. But often these two ideas are just "in the right ear, out of the left ear" for many new mothers because the nausea and feeling of weakness after surgery make them not feel the desire to do anything.

Well, a recent study from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, United States found a simple solution to dealing with constipation after childbirth just by chewing gum. This is because chewing gum can "trick" your body into thinking that you are eating by mimicking the process of real eating.

Chewing without having to swallow something can still get saliva flowing in the mouth and help send a signal to the intestines that "food" is coming so it is ready to start moving again.

This is proven by the research team after observing 17 different studies involving more than 3 thousand women. The average female participant who chewed gum for 30 minutes in 2 hours after leaving the operating room managed to fart just 23 hours after that.

The record time was 6.5 hours faster than the group of women who did not chew gum at all - they could only pass gas 30 hours after surgery.

How many times do you have to chew gum to have a smooth bowel movement after surgery?

If you want to try this one trick to treat postpartum constipation, chew gum within 2 hours of leaving the operating room for 30 minutes 3 times a day. Keep doing this until you see signs of wanting to fart.

Farts are one of the earliest signs that the digestive system is back to normal functioning. This is a signal that there are no more blockages in the intestine and the intestines are moving back to normal. Conversely, the inability to pass wind can signal intestinal obstruction.