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does swallowing your gum have any real heath consequences?

everyone always says it's bad to swallow your gum a lot, but are there any actual hazards to doing so?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    no but it makes kids not swallow it and ask for a new piece every two minutes, and then i dont go through as much gum, but no it passes just like food does, and money

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Apparently it sticks to your insides and clogs it up, and kills you if you swallow too much of it but i'm not 100% sure. I've been fine from it.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No. Gum will pass just like pennies and everything else you eat.

  • 1 decade ago

    The only thing is you might swallow it, but that's not very likely.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Nope, but your poop might look interesting since the gum won't digest or break down in your body

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i want to say if you swallow enough and get constipated and then get gas... you know what will happen, but i wont..haha its not bad to do!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes! it could get stuck and expand in your throught then you couldnt breathe and die. or it could get stuck on something inside you and makes you have diarrhea or kidney failure. and sometimes it stick to your backside of your stomach and front side and brings your stomach in and can case puking

  • 1 decade ago

    No it will eventually pass through like everything else.

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