<![CDATA[Background: Laparotomy is an invasive treatment that involves surgery on the lining of the abdominal wall. The effect of laparatomy using general anesthesia is gastrointestinal motility and vomiting, and if it lasts more than 24 hours, and causes postoperative ileus (IPO). Various efforts are needed to accelerate the return of intestinal peristalsis in post laparatomy patients to accelerate flatus time, including developing independent nursing interventions for chewing gum.Objective: This research examined how chewing gum affected intestinal peristalsis in Waras Wiris Hospital post-laparotomy patients.Methods: This quantitative pre-experimental research used a one-group pre- and post-test design. This research sampled 90 postoperative laparatomy patients using purposive sampling.Results: The mean digestive peristalsis increased from 0.001 to 16.27 following the intervention. Chewing gum affects intestinal peristalsis in post-laparatomy patients, according to the Paired T-Test test, which had a p value of 0.001. Gum may boost intestinal peristalsis after laparotomy.Conclusion: This action is a non-invasive intervention and very effective. Nurses need to provide this nursing intervention to patients after laparatomy]]>
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