Chewing gum is associated with enhanced recovery of intestinal function following surgery to remove all or part of the colon, according to an analysis of previously published studies in the August ...

At 39, I've never had a cavity, and my doctor used to say my mouth was boring. But I was born with thin gum tissue, and my gums started to recede gradually. I had gum-graft surgery to avoid an exposed ...

New research has resulted in an immediate change in the way physicians treat their patients -- giving them chewing gum to speed recovery following stomach-related surgery. Chewing the gum is thought ...

The findings, published in Cureus, come from a study led by Bindu N from the Department of General Surgery, Sri Devaraj Urs ...

Simply chewing gum after colon surgery can reduce recovery time and shorten hospital stays, a review of research shows. It could also save more than $100 million in health care spending annually, ...

Eating chewing gum after heart surgery reduces digestive problems and it potentially speeds up patients’ recovery time, finds a study presented at the Critical Care Conference by The Society of ...

Chewing gum may speed recovery after bowel surgery, research suggests. A US team found chewing gum seemed to speed up the return of normal bowel function, and therefore help shorten hospital stays.

"Don't worry. You'll have gum grafting," my dentist said nonchalantly, as if my gum recession were no big deal. Clearly, he had no idea whom he was talking to. I lose a week of sleep before my ...