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Background and Aim Chewing gum proposal has been used in surgery to reduce postoperative ileus for more than 10 years; however, the efficacy remains imprecise. The aim of this study was to ...

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Four-year results of a phase III trial showed that budesonide oral suspension (Eohilia) for eosinophilic esophagitis was well-tolerated, with about half of patients achieving or maintaining a ...

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Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

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One study of women after a c-section showed that “those that were chewing gum had less constipation”, explained the doctor.

He sadly passed away on February 11, 2025. The medical cause of death was given as 1a) aspiration pneumonitis , 1b) post operative upper bowel ileus and 2) adenoma carcinoma oesophagus.

Some patients may also face ileus (a condition where intestines are no longer able to contract, hence waste is not able to move out of the body). In terms of surprising effects, people have ...