Effect of Coffee Consumption on Postoperative Pain and Intestinal Motility After Caesarean Section: Randomized Controlled Study

Cesarean section is one of the most common surgical operations in obstetrics and gynecology. While the caesarean section rate is 25-40% in developed countries such as the United States, Ireland, England and China, this rate is 48% in Turkey. For this reason, post-cesarean pain and delayed bowel motility are among the common problems due to the surgical intervention. Post-cesarean pain can delay return to normal daily activities and negatively affect the mother's psychological health, breastfeeding, and mother-infant bonding. In addition to pain, delayed bowel motility due to changes in the autonomic nervous system is among the most common problems experienced after cesarean section. Appropriate health care provided by medical personnel during the postpartum period can enable the woman to be discharged early. Therefore, non-invasive, low-cost and uncomplicated methods should be preferred to reduce pain in the postoperative period and ensure the first spontaneous passing of gas and early defecation. In the literature review, although there is no study determining the effect of drinking coffee on pain in the postoperative period, there are studies stating that coffee can contribute to early GI motility in the postoperative period after abdominal surgery and shorten the time for passing gas, defecation and discharge. Therefore, this research will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study with the aim of minimizing the problems that the mother and the newborn may experience in the postpartum period by eliminating the negative symptoms related to postpartum pain and delayed intestinal motility.