The Effect of Chewing Gum and Hot Compresses on Gynecologic Oncologic Surgery

In the postoperative period, starting from the 4th hour, chewing gum is done 3 times a day, morning, noon and evening, for 30 minutes each, until the patient passes the first flatus.

Starting from the 1st postoperative day, patients will receive hot application (to the lumbar region) for 10 minutes in the morning and evening. The hot application is applied by wrapping 2 towels in a water bag containing 55 ± 2 °C hot water. The water bag is applied to the lumbar region for 10 minutes with the patient in the supine position. The application is continued until the patient passes the first flatus.