Have You Ever Swallowed Gum?

[Laurieandjohn]

I remember swallowing gum alot as a Child  but as an adult I don't chew gum stick with mints instead

[sak4kat]

Oh I'm guilty of this.  I'm always swallowing my gum.  I actually don't remember the last time I spit gum out.  And I chew gum all the time.  Now I'm going to start spitting it out.  I'd heard the 7 years thing before...than I heard that wasn't true.  I guess I should better be safe than sorry.

[rghvac69]

I swallowed gum when I was in school, but now I rarely chew it.

[Yukichan77]

Yes, I used to do it sometimes as a kid but I never do it anymore. I don't like the feeling of swallowing it. It just doesn't feel right lol.

[dreamyxo]

Yes several times.  I did recently by accident.  I'm still alive.

[gaylasue]

I did as a child but haven't in many, many years now.

[braggin]

I have swallowed gum lots of times, usually by mistake. But nothing bad ever came of it. I have never heard of gum becoming an obstruction in anybody's body before.

[ccandpam]

I remember swallowing gum as a child. People told me as a child that if I swallowed gum,  it would stick to my intestines. I believed it as a child and it scared me really bad. I made sure to never swallow gum again. Now that I am grown, I hardly ever chew gum any more. I like mints much more.

[kvanwert]

I definitely swallowed gum a lot as a kid. I was also told about the 7 years to digest, which I now know is untrue. However, I'm still waiting for a watermelon to grow in my stomach 

[pectacon]

I think I did accidentally as a kid, and was worried about myself because I had always heard the "7 years to digest" thing too. I guess I survived!

[countrygirl12]

I have swallowed gum lots of times, usually by mistake. But nothing bad ever came of it. I have never heard of gum becoming an obstruction in anybody's body before.

That actually could happen.  Just because "you" didn't hear about it doesn't mean that it doesn't.  I don't think gum breaks down like other foods.  Don't care enough to research it.  But it does pass on thru your system.  If you are like the guy I use to work with who chewed 12 pieces of the ball bubblegum a day and swallowed it - that is a lot of gum and it actually could cause an obstruction when trying to pass thru the body.

He is still alive though.  Dumb of stuff as he does I am not sure how. lol

[judylucas]

have not chewed gum in years and don't remember swallowing it

[linderlizzie]

I remember being told it took 7 years to digest. lol.  It isn't made for swallowing but it won't hurt you.  I use to work with a guy who bought that long pack of gum *bleep* and he would chew it a while then swallow it and get another piece.  Says it costs too much to just throw it away.  I think some of the gum got stuck in his brain. lol

Ha, ha. Stuck in his brain. Good one countrygirl12. There must be a lot of that going around. 

[countrygirl12]

I remember being told it took 7 years to digest. lol.  It isn't made for swallowing but it won't hurt you.  I use to work with a guy who bought that long pack of gum *bleep* and he would chew it a while then swallow it and get another piece.  Says it costs too much to just throw it away.  I think some of the gum got stuck in his brain. lol

Ha, ha. Stuck in his brain. Good one countrygirl12. There must be a lot of that going around. 

Well, you know, that would explain a LOT.

[catchow]

They say now that it doesnt wad up in your body and never exit. I think that was a wives tale made up by our parents.

Very rarely do I spit my gum out, and usually swallow it and not even realize I did