540 consented women for being enrolled in this clinical trial and candidates for elective cesarean section will be divided into 3 groups:~Group A, 180 women will receive sugarless gum after their operating room discharge by 3 hours for at least half an hour at two hours interval.~Group B, 180 women will receive laxatives after their operating room discharge by 3 hours.~Group C, 180 women as control group, they will not receive neither gum nor oral fluids. They will be on intravenous fluid. starting oral fluids after hearing intestinal sounds .
540 consented women for being enrolled in this clinical trial and candidates for elective cesarean section will be divided into 3 groups:~Group A, 180 women will receive sugarless gum after their operating room discharge by 3 hours for at least half an hour at two hours interval.~Group B, 180 women will receive laxatives after their operating room discharge by 3 hours.~Group C, 180 women as control group, they will not receive neither gum nor oral fluids. They will be on intravenous fluid. starting oral fluids after hearing intestinal sounds .