Surgery Planning - Laparoscopic Institute for Gynecology ...

After surgery, your bowels quit pumping. Chewing gum can speed up the recovery of your bowels. About 12-36 hours after surgery the gut resumes pumping and you will go through a 2-4-hour cramping phase as it gets back to coordinated pumping. Some people experience no cramps and only a very few will have severe cramping. ................
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