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What Really Happens When You Swallow Gum?
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December 28, 2018
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2:11Now PlayingYou have probably heard that chewing gums stay in your stomach for several years if it's swallowed.
But is it true? what happens to the gum after you swallow it?
It might be a health risk, could your digestive tract get blocked?
Is it dangerous to swallow a chewing gum, does it stay in your stomach for 7 years or months? Or is it just a myth and you and you body is safe?
Chewing gums have been around for many centuries, way way back people were chewing on tree-sap which is a natural chewing gum which our bodies
would have no troubles digesting.
Nowadays A chewing gum contains preservatives, sweeteners, flavoring and various additives and all these can be broken down and digested by your stomach.
but the ingredient that makes it chewing gum is called gum resin.
And it's true your stomach can't digest that, but does that mean the gum will be stuck in your stomach for several years or months?
No, it doesn't Even though it can't be digested it can still be moved around with the regular movements inside your belly.
However there are ways to get a gum stuck in your stomach, swallowing a big chunk of gum can actually cause a blockage in the digestive tract or when swallowed together with other objects your stomach can't digest such as sunflower seeds or the husks of
corn seeds.
since they can get clumped up together in your stomach.
Children might be extra susceptible to getting a gum stuck in their digestive tract since they are so much smaller, but
it's still not that big of a risk since it takes quite alot of gum for it to get stuck
just make sure your child knows not to swallow gums before you give them some.
But dont worry swallowing an occassional chewing gum won't harm you nor stay with you for years to come.
it will pass through your body the natural way
How did you find the video? did you swallow a gum and wanted to make sure you were fine? Let me know in the comments
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