i want to know if it can kill me or if it is bad for me.
2006-11-22 05:41:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Not a lot but don't make a habit of it. In a day or two nature will take its course and it will be passed out your body in the normal manner.
2006-11-22 05:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by lollipoppett2005 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Registered Nurse here; Dear your fine, the only thing that happens is your gastric juices in your stomach digest the gum like any other food item. That's it, don't worry about it, be Happy, and have a GREAT THANKSGIVING!
OMG I just read some of the answers, honey, believe me the gum will be dissolved within a few hours. Gastric juices can literally dissolve a nail. That is if the gastric juices are in a container and a nail put in the container within a month the nail is dissolved, this is an experiment we did when I was in graduate school. The only danger gum imposes if you suck it or swallow it into your trachea and as with any other food item or non food item this can block your trachea and then if not dislodged via Heimlich maneuver one does die.
2006-11-22 13:45:52 · answer #2 · answered by Strawberry Pony 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly, if you swallow gum it takes 7 years to digest. However, I think that may be an old (wise-wives?) tale. The acids in your stomach that break down the food you eat are fairly potent, so I don't see how a piece of gum would remain unaffected for 7 years in your stomach.
2006-11-22 13:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by Purplelicious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't kill you unless it gets caught in your throat. The doc says it takes a long time for your stomach to digest gum though. In the long run, nothing will happen to you.
2006-11-22 13:43:36 · answer #4 · answered by kathy p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
swallowing gum really isnt that bad for you. it can get stuck in you bt it wont kill you. it might stay there for a while but it will come out just like any other thing that you eat.
2006-11-22 13:43:52 · answer #5 · answered by lucky charms ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you swallow gum, it will take 7 or 9 hours to digest. i think it is 7 or 9, but it will take a long to digest.
2006-11-22 14:12:37 · answer #6 · answered by Angels Eyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kill you? Ridiculous. Is it something you want to swallow all the time? No, but it's happened to everyone at least once.
2006-11-22 13:44:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
old myth says it will sit in your stomach ofr 7 years but i have swallowed lots of gum when i was a kid andit passes through if you swallow alot you might get sick but you will not die
2006-11-22 13:45:19 · answer #8 · answered by niki812000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will pass through practically untouched. It will not kill you, unless it lodges in your windpipe.
It's not bad for you, but don't do it all the time
2006-11-22 13:43:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like chewing gum? It gets digested just like everything else...
2006-11-22 13:43:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋