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Old 08-25-05, 03:48 PM
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Is it bad to swallow your gum?

I've always wondered.
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Old 08-25-05, 03:54 PM
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I'm sure it isn't good to do it, but if it was a genuine health risk, they'd probably put some kind of warning on the pack to stave off lawsuits.
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Old 08-25-05, 04:20 PM
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It takes 10 years to digest. Like, last night I passed some double bubble I accidentally swallowed in a pickup game when I was 19.
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Old 08-25-05, 04:23 PM
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Did it make a bubble on the way out? That would explain the name
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Old 08-25-05, 04:26 PM
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It takes 10 years to digest. Like, last night I passed some double bubble I accidentally swallowed in a pickup game when I was 19.
10 yrs huh? And thats just gross.



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I'm sure it isn't good to do it, but if it was a genuine health risk, they'd probably put some kind of warning on the pack to stave off lawsuits.
Well I know some posters have medical backgrounds and can shed some light on this intriguing question.
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Old 08-25-05, 04:27 PM
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What if you get constipated? Will you blow a bubble?

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Old 08-25-05, 08:13 PM
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Chewing Gum base is not processed but is flushed out. It doesn't clog your stomach or stay there abnormally long... or at least it's not supposed to.
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Old 08-26-05, 09:57 AM
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Chewing Gum base is not processed but is flushed out. It doesn't clog your stomach or stay there abnormally long... or at least it's not supposed to.
Thanks.
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Old 08-26-05, 01:46 PM
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Spit or swallow? Is it really that bad to swallow gum?
Men's Fitness, Jan, 2005

File this one away in the Old Wives' Tale folder. It does not, in fact, take you seven years to digest gum if you accidentally swallow it, says Chicago-based gastroenterology expert Charles Baum, M.D. According to Baum, any gum that does somehow end up in your stomach should pass through in less than a day's time--undigested. But, while swallowing gum is generally considered safe, chewing gum is another story. Sure, an occasional stick is fine, but chew it all the time and you may be in for trouble. "Chewing gum too often can lead to tooth decay and problems with the jaw's joints," cautions Baum. And Baum adds that sugar-free gum, while better than sweetened gum, contains artificial sweeteners, which can give some people serious diarrhea and gas. Now that blows.
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Old 08-26-05, 05:08 PM
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Chewing Gum base is not processed but is flushed out. It doesn't clog your stomach or stay there abnormally long... or at least it's not supposed to.
how do you know that? I'm impressed.
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Old 08-26-05, 05:57 PM
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Well, you pick up a few things in college. Mostly trivia.
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Old 08-26-05, 07:05 PM
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I hate when gum liquifies in your mouth.
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I hate when gum liquifies in your mouth.
Gum?
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Old 09-12-05, 08:54 PM
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Well, you pick up a few things in college. Mostly trivia.
Most of what I picked up in college held about 12 oz.
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Old 09-12-05, 10:17 PM
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Gum?
Yup. Chew it long enough, it melts. Euuugh. Happened a few days ago during class.
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Old 09-14-05, 05:40 PM
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the only gum i swallow is Big League Chew....its too soft not to
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