The gum chewers got out of the hospital an average of 4.3 days after surgery versus 6.8 days for non-chewers, reducing costs and lowering the risk of complications.

那些每天咀嚼口香糖的患者术后平均4.3天就出院了，而另外不咀嚼口香糖的患者平均6.8天后才出院。咀嚼口香糖不仅减少了患者的医疗开支，同时还降低了发生并发症的危险。

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The researchers call for larger, randomized studies designed specifically to show that postsurgical gum chewing reduces hospital stays following abdominal surgery.

研究者们提议设计特定的大规模的随机研究证明术后嚼口香糖能够减少腹部手术后的时间。

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In each of the studies, some patients chewed no gum and others chewed sugarless gum three times a day after surgery for five to 45 minutes.

在每一项研究中，一部分患者不嚼口香糖与另一部分患者一天嚼三次口香糖，每次嚼5到45分钟。

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Dentists are advised to use sterile water for patients with weakened immune systems and for those who undergo surgery where the gum line is cut.

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Teresa Jones, research manager at the hospital said orthopaedic patients would be asked to chew gum for 30 minutes, four or five times a day, following surgery until they are discharged.

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