Chewing Gum Gets Your Body Moving Again

An excerpt from the New York Post - 

The first thing you should do after surgery is not what you’d expect — but an anesthesiologist swears it works

By Reda Wigle

Dr. Myro Figura, an anesthesiologist,
shared a hack to get your bowels moving after surgery.

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Chew on this.

An anesthesiologist has revealed a surprising hack to make things run a bit smoother after surgery — and by things, we mean your bowels.

“Any surgery in your abdomen stops your bowels from working, basically puts them to sleep. That means nausea, bloating, constipation,” said Dr. Myro Figura.

It’s not just surgery around your stomach. Both the anesthesia and any drugs you may take after surgery can slow down your digestion and leave you struggling to go.

However, a stick of gum can kick your guts back to working order.

“Chewing gum sends a signal to your bowels to restart and wake up from sleep,” the doc said.

https://nypost.com/2025/08/22/health/easy-hack-fights-constipation-after-surgery-do-it-first-thing/