Chewing gum without problems digest.
Whether chewing gum can be hazardous to health if swallowed? How long it remains in the stomach, and should we worry if a child accidentally swallowed the gum.
Contrary to the belief of many adults and children that swallowing gum is dangerous for health, nothing wrong with that. Like any product that enters the gastrointestinal tract, the gum is digested under the influence of acids and enzymes, and those of its components that the stomach was unable to digest, are removed from the body without any problems, not preceives to the walls of the intestine and gluing them. The only thing that distinguishes the digestion of gum from digesting food – this is the time that is necessary to bring residues from the body. Chewing gum can remain in the digestive tract for a few hours or days longer than food, but in the end it will meet the same fate.
Thus, experts say, the assertion that chewing gum remains in the stomach is a pure fabrication. The real danger of chewing gum is still not being swallowed. The fact that young children can easily choke on chewing gum. It’s possible the parents and come up with a “scary” story about what would happen if to swallow it, wanting to wean their children from the habit of chewing gum.
