Is there truth in the stories told by our parents during our childhood that the gum will stick if we swallow it? But, you surely have swallowed it at least once accidentally. And, what happens with the gum? Does it stick to the bowel, stomach? Are 7 years of digestion needed?
It is true that chewing gums are made of resin, wax, fats and emulators which should not be eaten, but swallowing a chewing gum is not life threatening. In the moment when you swallow it, its parts, that cannot be digested, remain in the body until the stomach fights them off, and after a certain period they are removed from the organism.
However, the stories that chewing gum is harmful if you swallow it are not just a myth, which is proven by the fact that digestion problems appear in children who have swallowed several chewing gums at once.
All in all, this occurs very rarely, but when it happens, a quick medical intervention is necessary.
It is true that chewing gums are made of resin, wax, fats and emulators which should not be eaten, but swallowing a chewing gum is not life threatening. In the moment when you swallow it, its parts, that cannot be digested, remain in the body until the stomach fights them off, and after a certain period they are removed from the organism.
However, the stories that chewing gum is harmful if you swallow it are not just a myth, which is proven by the fact that digestion problems appear in children who have swallowed several chewing gums at once.
All in all, this occurs very rarely, but when it happens, a quick medical intervention is necessary.
