Can you live off of gum?!
Question: Can you live off of gum!?
I'm writing a horror story!. A group of friends get quarantined in a cabin sort of building and I'm wondering if they will be able to live off of gum, and if so, for how long!? Will they still need water!? Best answer gets a free copy (not published, just emailed) of my book when finished!. You don't have to put your email, if you allow emails on your profile!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Gum provides no nutrients and only a few calories of energy (the sugar alcohols used in most gum are not as good as sugar for energy)!. Even if the person swallows the gum, it will pass through virtually undigested!.
A person can survive only a couple of days without water, but several weeks without food (I think gum is the same as no food)!. People definitely need water or they will have irreversible kidney damage within a day or two!.
Don't be fooled by the "juicyness" of gum (unless it has a liquid center)!. It is the salivary glands providing the liquid!. But once you are dehydrated, the saliva will dry up!.
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A person can survive only a couple of days without water, but several weeks without food (I think gum is the same as no food)!. People definitely need water or they will have irreversible kidney damage within a day or two!.
Don't be fooled by the "juicyness" of gum (unless it has a liquid center)!. It is the salivary glands providing the liquid!. But once you are dehydrated, the saliva will dry up!.
Good luck with your story!Www@Answer-Health@Com
There is no way to live off of gum your body can go up to 2 weeks with no food and water, or at least before you get too fatigued and start to go crazy!. A pack of gum contains no essential vitamins, fats, carbs, protiens, and calories!. The juicyness of the gum is mostly your saliva and some moisture from the gum but it won't contribute near enough water, which is the most essential thing you can put in your body!. One pack of gum contains 20 calories at most(if it isn't sugar free) the body most likely burns that much calories by chewing!. The people on your story could last only about a week depending one how much they sweat and move around!. I'm sorry but there is no way to live off of gum!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Interesting plot line!. When you say, live off of gum, do you mean just one stick of gum for say, 5 days!? Or do you mean an endless supply of gum!? Also, how long are they chewing on it before they spit it out!? I'm asking because depending on that answer, I'd say you cannot live off of gum!. Main reason is that chewing gum consistently takes energy to consume/execute so you'd be burning a lot more calories than taking in calories to help feed your body the energy that it needs!. Gum also provides no nutrition to the body!. Hope that helps and good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
uhm!. you cannot live indefinitely!. No one could!. You would die of dehydration, so yes, they would need water!. Perhaps by the cabin there could be a spring of some kind!.
The average person could live around a month with no food!. But they become extremely fatigued, and it is painful!. Also, near the end they go kinda crazy!. Not eating messes with your head, and some people start to get pretty delusional!. Although you really don't notice it after about three days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The average person could live around a month with no food!. But they become extremely fatigued, and it is painful!. Also, near the end they go kinda crazy!. Not eating messes with your head, and some people start to get pretty delusional!. Although you really don't notice it after about three days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com