The original chewing gum is natural resin. Until the 19th century, processed chewing gum came out. Although chewing gum is created to be chewed and not swallowed, it generally isn't harmful if swallowed.
The main ingredients in chewing gum are sugar, glucose, flavor, and gum base. After you swallow chewing gum into the stomach, sugar, and taste can be digested by gastric juice. However, gum base cannot. Gum base is a non-nutritive masticate substance and is difficult to dissolve in water.
Do you think it will always stay in your stomach even stick onto the stomach wall? Of course not! Our intestines and stomach are in a watery environment, they cannot decompose gum base, but the stomach wall will secrete a lot of digestive juices and a little bit of mucus. The intestinal mucosa surface is slippery and won’t let the gum base stick to it. The gum base will move relatively intact through your digestive system and be excreted in your stool after some time. Usually, it will just take about one day.
Afterswallowingw chewing gum by accident, you can drink more water and add more crude fiber vegetables to the diet, such as celery, cabbage, and lee, and improve gastrointestinal peristalsis. The longest time the gum stays in your body is about one week. If you feel out of sorts or exceed this period, it is suggested to go to the hospital. If you swallow a little gum, there’s no need for you to see a doctor in common. Don’t worry if you swallow a piece of gum you’re chewing accidentally,t although it’s not recommended. Your body can’t digest gum, but it should typically pass through your digestive tract. If you swallow a large amount of gum or if you swallow gum with other indigestible objects, that might cause a blockage. Maybe this requires minor surgery to remove it from your digestive tract. The symptoms of a blockage typically include abdominal pain and constipation, sometimes accompanied by vomiting and some other symptoms not listed here. If you think you have an intestinal blockage, go and see your doctor now.
Author: Wuxi Gum Base
Publication Date: 8/1/2021
