Abstract:Objective To investigate the efficacy of fennel ironing method on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after laparoscopic radical resection with colorectal cancer. Methods The Clinical data of 165 patients with colorectal cancer from December 2016 to December 2018 were analyzed. According to the method of random number table, patients were divided into two groups: control group (n = 73) and study group (n = 92). Control group were treated with routine treatment, and the study group was treated with fennel hot compress to promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function. The first time of exhaust, defecation and food intake, postoperative hospitalization days, peripheral blood motilin (MTL), gastrin (GAS) level and postoperative intestinal obstruction complications were compared. Results Compared with the control group, the recovery time of exhaust and defecation, the time of eating, the days of hospitalization and the incidence of postoperative intestinal obstruction complications decreased in the study group (P < 0.05). The second day after operation, the level of MTL and GAS in the peripheral blood of the study group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). The levels of MTL and GAS in the patients in the control group were lower than those in the control group 1 day before the operation (P < 0.05). Conclusions The hot compress of fennel is helpful to the recovery of gastrointestinal function after laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer, which is worth promoting.