if yes dont, it contains sorbitol which is bad for you and can damage your stomach (only if you chew it a lot). I found this out the other day, just thought id pass it on.
2006-07-30 05:17:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
thanks for the warning, i go thro 6 packets a day
2006-07-30 05:21:41 · answer #1 · answered by emmamac14 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
All chewing gum damages your stomach, it thinks your eatting something so it produces an acid, but as nothing goes down to your stomach the acid damages the lining.
Sugar Free chewing gum tastes so bad i say do not eat it :)
And to a previous answer read the packet to most chewing gums and mints, nearly all of them can be used as laxitives, but that is in very very large quanitiies !!!
2006-07-30 05:23:00 · answer #2 · answered by jjtfff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funny you should share this because the other day i was given samples of sugar free gum and come to find out if you chew more than one piece at a time it'll react like a laxative. So I threw it out after chewing it for 15 minutes and sure enuf i used the toilet. The funny part of this is I gave many samples out to our boss.....
2006-07-30 05:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by goldengirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have chewed it for yrs and the only thing sorbitol does is give a laxative effect
2006-07-31 05:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's only damaging to you if you chew several pieces of gum a day every single day. It gives you the runs, but's that about it. or so I've heard.
2006-07-30 05:22:02 · answer #5 · answered by lojack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but not very much...Thanks for the heads-up on the sorbitol.
2006-07-30 05:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by gardnerclf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All artificial sweeteners are not good for the body, especially aspartame which turns into formaldehyde. I would steer clear of any foods or beverages that contain these sweeteners. Serious illnesses can occur from ingesting them. Health food stores sell gum that is good for you.
2006-07-30 06:00:56 · answer #7 · answered by summer sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to chew gum but no anymore and i found out i can't have sugar and the sugar-free gum didn't taste nice at all.
i think about something with food, no sugar no taste. lol
2006-07-30 05:24:15 · answer #8 · answered by aholmes12003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I chew sugar free. most of the time.
2006-07-30 05:20:22 · answer #9 · answered by HoTt♥ChIcK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We stopped after I noticed that my kids always got diarrhea and upset stomaches after chewing it!!!
Thanks!
2006-07-30 05:21:07 · answer #10 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope,
I avoid artifial sweetener like the plaqgue
2006-07-30 05:19:53 · answer #11 · answered by billyandgaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋