Chewing gum is better than drugs for easing nausea after surgery, study suggests

By Julia Medew
Updated January 24 2017 - 6:08pm, first published January 12 2017 - 11:46am
The scientists used peppermint gum in their study. There's no data on the efficacy of spearmint flavour. Photo: Andrey Rudakov
The scientists used peppermint gum in their study. There's no data on the efficacy of spearmint flavour. Photo: Andrey Rudakov
About one in three people suffer nausea and vomiting after surgery. Photo: Glenn Hunt
About one in three people suffer nausea and vomiting after surgery. Photo: Glenn Hunt

Chewing a piece of gum could be more effective than a leading drug for nausea, new research suggests.