Is it really that bad to swallow gum?!


Question: Is it really that bad to swallow gum!?
My friend and I have had a min argument over this issue!.

I regually go through packets of PK (its a gum they sell here in Australia) in around 30-60 minutes!.

He is always saying that it is bad for my health blah blah blah!.

I herd that the myth of the gum staying in your body for 7 years is total rubbish, but is it bad to swallow gum on a regular basis (i have one pack a week-10 pallets in a pack)!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
The only thing about some gums is that it's loaded with sugar!. Gum does not stay in our bodies for 7 years- that's a total myth!. Just as with anything else we swallow, we pass it out our bodies via the poop shoot!. For children it presents the obvious, choking!. For people that swallow gum all the time, it may become backed up in the stomach, thus creating a lump so large that the body can't pass it!. But these cases are rare and you'd probably have to chew so much gum per day that you'd be interupting a normal diet!. So no, the gum doesn't stay inside us for seven years nor does it stick to our stomach!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Umm !.!.!. swallowing it is not really the best way to get rid of it, OK!?

But !.!.!. it doesn't stay in your body for 7 years or forever!. That's a total myth!. I comes out pretty much the way it went in !.!.!. I'll leave that to your imagination!

Swallowing gum won't hurt you, but really !.!.!. just spit it out and get rid of it! Why swallow something that your body can't digest!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

My old aunty used to say that if you swallowed gum it would wrap around your heart and kill you!. However, that's not what the world-famous Mayo clinic says!. They agree with you!.!.!.!.!.you won't digest it, but it will pass through your digestive tract and be excreted in your stool!.
Here is their answer to your question:
http://www!.mayoclinic!.com/health/digesti!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it might not be that bad because of the amount of people that swallow it, but it sure isn't good for you Www@Answer-Health@Com





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