Table 3.

Operative procedure

S. No.	Operative procedure	Control		Chewing gum
		No.	Percentage	No.	Percentage
1	LAR	18	36	22	44
2	Anterior resection	11	22	10	20
3	Colostomy take down	1	2	0	0
4	Right hemicolectomy	6	12	7	14
5	Left hemicolectomy	3	6	2	4
6	Right extended hemicolectomy	7	14	5	10
7	Sigmoid colectomy	2	4	3	6
8	Subtotal colectomy with ileosigmoid anastomosis	2	4	1	2