if i swallow gum will my guts get stuck together?

Question

Hi.
i am 12 and i love swallowing gum.
My mom says i shouldnt swallow gum as it will stick my guts together.

Is this just an old wives tale?

Pleeez give me the truth...

yours,

naomi

Answer 1

If you wash your Gum down with Baked Beans. This should clear the blockage!!

No problem.

Answer 2

Naomi, you really need to listen to your mother. She is far more wise about what is best for you than you know. Old wives tales are just gossip, made up along the way and stories will change at the end. Sounds like you have a pretty smart mother, listen to her and stop swallowing the gum, besides if your 12 years old, act like it, only babies swallow gum.

Answer 3

I doubt that your guts will stick together because your instines are lined with mucus. BUT, the ingrediants in gum are hard to digest.

I have to agree with mom, spit out the gum instead.
Also, there's also the danger of if you fall asleep with gum in your mouth, no only can you wake up with it in your hair....you can choke on it in your sleep. So make sure you spit it out.

Gum was orgionally just chewed sap of the gum tree, possibly the rubber tree, a rubbery like substance. Today they still use a GUM base and of course lots sugar.
Gum base is mostly plastic and rubber but it also might have latex which is a natural ingredient. Natural latex, such as chicle, is the sap from trees in the rain forest. Gum manufacturers like to keep their exact recipes secret.

These may help.
What happens to swallowed gum:
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/yucky/swallowed_gum.html


Where does gum come from
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1057.htm

Answer 4

No, this is an urban myth.

The only thing special about swallowing gum is that it passes through your body almost completely unchanged in terms of its molecular structure. i.e. you should see a complete piece of gum, unmodified, when you use the toilet! It can take a while longer to digest, however, than normal food, although this is in terms of days rather than years.

Swallowing gum, however, is not a good idea. It can easily get lodged in the throat and cause suffocation.

Answer 5

Gum will only stay in your system a max of 7 days, your body does not digest it, but none the less will be expelled in the same manner anything else you eat will.

Answer 6

No. Chewing gum is made from an edible tree sap called 'chicle' and it will not gum up your works.

It is an old wives tale -- and I think your mom was just joking with you.

Answer 7

actually we should not swallow gum..........its a bit complicated since you lik, this why dont you try to by swallow safe gums. there are certains gums avalable in the market that you can swallow. so you will not need to give up your love for swallowing gum also .

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Swallowing gum is not good for you. Your body cannot digest it. Spit the stuff out. Listen to your mother, she knows best.

Answer 10

I doubt that your guts will stick together because your instines are lined with mucus. but the ingrediants in gum are hard to digest. but i would have agree with your mum, spit out the gum instead, my best advice to you would be to make sure you spit it out. its the only safe way... good luck.