Why swallowing your gum is bad for you

[casinochipsj]

I prefer to put my gum in the garbage, but others ...

[Chips]

HAHAHA! Reminds me of the time I tried Viagra, the pill got stuck in my throat and my tonsils were hard FOR A WEEK!

[pgaming]

Good one!

greek39

[giggles7p]

HAHAHAHAHAHA@RockbetJohn

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH@Chips!

Priceless, god i love to laugh, thanks to both of you for the funny this AM.

lol

Pat

[Focalclick]

that's funny, but in all seriousness I remember people telling me that swallowing gum WAS bad for you but I never understood the reasoning?

Mark

[giggles7p]

From what i remember, swallowing gum is bad for your digestive system because it takes literally years for your system to digest it. It stays stuck to the inside of your stomach walls and makes your acid production high trying to dissolve it.

Could cause acid reflux, ulcers, and other ailments over years of to much acid in the stomach.

[AmCan]

After some mayor encouraged people to swallow their gum in order to keep it off the sidewalks, a GI doctor went on tv and told people it was a bad idea. That if you were to swallow a lot of gum, you might eventually get a big enough wad to obstruct your colon, requiring surgery.

I imagine that the risk is low, but the cost/danger it happening makes a trashcan a better idea.

love the photo

[CityGuard]

that's funny, but in all seriousness I remember people telling me that swallowing gum WAS bad for you but I never understood the reasoning?

Mark

I let myself get distracted by this and found a detailed article explaining the 7-years-to-digest myth along with other health information about chewing gum.
http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/0...w-your-gum.htm

[Skinski]

Good ones to you all. Made me laugh. And nice find on the article !

[Chips]

Nothing a bowl of chili won't cure, we are talking 5 alarm chili. "Please hold on to the seat"!

[Renee]

I have been told by 2 doctors that the 7 year to digest gum thing is a load of bullshit, an urban myth that parents told to their kids so they wouldn't swallow their gum.

The gum passes through exactly the same way as everything else, it just doesn't get digested, much like corn and it definitely doesn't stick to anything. Our bodies can't digest corn, so use your imagination there..

And a source I found: http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/chewgum.asp

Cheers

[AE-Martyn]

The gum passes through exactly the same way as everything else, it just doesn't get digested, much like corn and it definitely doesn't stick to anything. Our bodies can't digest corn, so use your imagination there..

Corn on the cob baby!

[Focalclick]

Hey Everyone, it looks like this thread is now #5 on Google for "why swallowing gum is bad for you". I wonder how we can monetize that? LOL

Mark

[GamTrak]

Hey Everyone, it looks like this thread is now #5 on Google for "why swallowing gum is bad for you". I wonder how we can monetize that? LOL

Mark

It's dropped to #10 now.

Hey Renee, I eat corn atleast once a week and am wondering where did or is it going? The sweeter the better!

[Renee]

It's dropped to #10 now.

Hey Renee, I eat corn atleast once a week and am wondering where did or is it going? The sweeter the better!

It comes straight out into your #2s... If you ate corn, then did #2, then mushed through your #2, you would find full corn kernels in there..

Yukko.

[GamTrak]

It comes straight out into your #2s... If you ate corn, then did #2, then mushed through your #2, you would find full corn kernels in there..

Yukko.

That's ok, I'll take your word for it. hehe