My girlfriend likes chewing gums. She was chewing two gums together while accidentally swallowed them. She put her hand on the buttom of the throat and it was gone . . . the big gum slided down her throat and went down. She told me that she can feel itsomewhere in the chest but after a few seconds she couldn't feel the gum anymore . . . it disappeared . . . my girlfriend smiled and told me that it isn't dangerous and added that "I will easily digest it while we are talking, it is already in my stomach and soon I will dissolve it" But I am scared, I don't know what will happen to gum . . .is my girlfriend right? Will she easily digest the chewing gum?
2006-08-21 20:23:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
It won't digest, exactly. The things in the digestive tract will not do much to the gum to extract nourishment, since there isn't much there. Chewing gum is made of a material which is mostly vegetable matter and mostly inert in the stomach and intestines. It may dissolve or it may not. Either way, it will eventually pass through without harm of any kind. She felt the gum simply because of the size as it passed down to her stomach, even after it was gone. This happens al the time, You have felt the same when you swallow something very hot or very cold possibly. You feel the sensation for a while after it has passed. Don't worry about it. IF it was a problem, I know a lot of kids, me included when I was a little, who swallowed lots of gum and we all seem to still be alive and kicking...
2006-08-21 20:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by rowlfe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did the same thing when I was a kid.They say it takes 8 years for the stomach to fully digest gum.I asked my family doctor and she says it's just a silly rumor.
2006-08-22 02:23:40 · answer #2 · answered by Celebrity girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no man chewing gums wont digest as fast as ordinary food,it will take some time,its gonna cause problems if it got sticked in her intestine
2006-08-21 20:30:30 · answer #3 · answered by THE MAN 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi,,, as much gum as i chewed and swallowed when i was a kid,,, it is not going to hurt her.... or plug her up.... lol
good luck
2006-08-21 20:29:23 · answer #4 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Damn your girlfriend defenately swallows! She doesn't spit huh? She swallows something different everyday because I just read your other questions! Get a life and stop asking stupid questions! Oh I forgot, stupid people do ask stupid questions!
2006-08-21 20:30:59 · answer #5 · answered by xSilverStarx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it takes four years for that gum to digest u noe
2006-08-21 20:31:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
she will be fine, most likely. the body will just pass it through because gum can not be broken down or metabolized. she will .... when ever she her body is ready
2006-08-21 20:32:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it will digest over seven years
2006-08-21 21:42:26 · answer #8 · answered by phill g 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
quit being a fuss budget!! She is just fine--I use to this myself and I am just a peachy chick!
2006-08-21 22:33:57 · answer #9 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What goes in must come out!
2006-08-21 22:18:56 · answer #10 · answered by Monmouth 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋