Masoud Dousti - Resident of General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hamidreza Alizadeh Otaghvar - Department of Plastic Surgery, Trauma and Injury Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Aliakbar Jafarian - Department of Anesthesia, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ideh Rokhzadi - General Physician, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
Najva Mazhari - General Physician, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sepehr Moghaddam - Student of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Prolonged postoperative ileus can delay hospital discharge. According to the reports, diet and in particular gummy candy may strengthen bowel movements and hence eliminate ileus. A total of ۱۴۹ patients within the age range of ۷-۶۰ years who underwent laparotomy were randomly divided into the experimental group that were treated with gummy candy and the control group which included ۷۳ patients. The experimental group chewed gummy candy four times a day,  hours after operation until the first flatulence. The patients in the both groups were checked for bowel movement and flatulence every two hours and it was recorded precisely. Both groups were also divided into ۳ subgroups based on surgical incision. On average, the first recorded bowel sound was ۱۰.۷۸ ± ۷.۶۶ hours after the surgery. In addition, the first flatulence was recorded on average ۲.۵۱ ± ۱۴.۳۲ hours after the surgery. The mean time of hospitalization in both groups was ۱۰۴.۲۱±۷ ۵۷.۸۵ hours. The mean duration between the surgical end time, the first recorded bowel sound and the time to first flatulence was significantly lower in the experimental group compared with the control group.

Postoperative Ileus, Gummy Candy, Laparattomy, Hospitalization