Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Proportion of participants with ileus · women in the immediate postpartum period (within the first 24 hours) after having had a caesarean section

Chewing gum may leads to lower proportion of participants with ileus compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chewing gum for enhancing early recovery of bowel function after caesarean section 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.39 [0.19, 0.8]
4 studies · 1139 participants
Low