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Background and Aim Chewing gum proposal has been used in surgery to reduce postoperative ileus for more than 10 ... interest was time to flatus, time to bowel movement, and length of stay.

Octreotide, a somatostatin analogue that inhibits the release of most gut peptides, hastens the resolution of experimental postoperative ileus, suggesting that gut peptides mediate this process.

Patient preferences should be sought and decisions jointly made between patient and health professional. A comprehensive literature search was performed using electronic databases (Medline, PubMed, ...

This is called fecal impaction. But when the pressure of other ... Short periods of diarrhea and constipation aren’t a big cause for concern. However, you should get medical help if you have ...

Personalised vaccines being trialled for bowel cancer patients are a "really big advance", a senior consultant at a leading cancer hospital has said. The doctor at The Christie Hospital in ...

“The tumour was bleeding, which is why they say blood in the poo is a sign of bowel cancer," David says. "But because my tumour was at the start of my large colon, my digestive system was sort ...