Gum is a type of merchandise that makes me go, “Hmmm.” Who considered it? And the way did it go from inception to high-tech hospitals? I checked out what the net Britannica encyclopedia has to say about gum. Its article notes that gum has been round since antiquity within the type of tree resin. Individuals within the Mediterranean, Central America and North America chewed it. An article in Smithsonianmag.com notes that industrialists thought the substance could be good for rubber manufacturing. It ended up sticking as a sweet product, which is how William Wrigley, Jr. made his fortune.
And now researchers are wanting into how gum may assist points along with your intestine. One study introduced on the 18th Annual Perioperative and Vital Care Convention from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons reveals that chewing sugarless gum after coronary heart valve surgical procedure could kick begin the digestive tract and permit sufferers to go residence quicker and be extra snug. Apparently, the gum methods the digestive observe into pondering that meals is on the best way.
A fast on-line search pops up plenty of different research, together with an older one within the Journal of Medical Nursing that reveals chewing gum helps abdomen discomfort and nausea for colonoscopy sufferers.
Chewing gum appears to be a low-tech and low cost solution to doubtlessly assist intestine points after procedures. Should you’re questioning about what chewing gum does or would not do on your enamel, I’d chunk into that subject in a special put up.
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