Inclusion Criteria:  Age ≥ 18 years. Patient is scheduled for open colonic resection, (right hemicolectomy, left hemicolectomy, sigmoidectomy, anterior resection or subtotal colectomy) surgery. Patient has consented to be in the trial and signed informed consent is available before any study related procedures are carried out.  Exclusion Criteria:  Subject has gastroparesis. Subject has significant multisystem (autonomic) diseases. Subject has a body mass Index greater than 35 kg/m2 Subject has an autoimmune disorder requiring therapy in the preceding 2 years. Subject has significant cardiac arrhythmia or ectopy. Obstructing lesion and pre obstruction bowel dilatation Subject has an existing implanted electrical stimulator (e.g., pacemaker. Subject requires chronic anticoagulant therapy Subject is currently enrolled in other potentially confounding research. Pregnancy Current alcohol abuse Subject poses a significant general anesthesia risk Subject has any condition that, at the discretion of the investigator, would preclude participation in the trial.