Problem description:

If you swallow chewing gum or bubble gum into your stomach, what effect will it have on your body?

Analysis:

What if you accidentally swallow gum into your stomach? Dr. Zhang from Zhang Jieshan Clinic said that there was no problem in eating chewing gum by mistake. It will be excreted through intestinal peristalsis and will not have any impact on the human body.

Children swallowing chewing gum by mistake will not cause intestinal adhesion.

Date of addition: July 7, 2005

Not long ago, Ms. Gao's 3-year-old son accidentally swallowed chewing gum. His family is very worried that chewing gum will cause intestinal adhesion in children. In this regard, the doctor pointed out that there is a lot of mucus on the inner wall of people's stomach, and chewing gum will not stick. But chewing gum is bad for your health, so you'd better eat less.

The doctor pointed out that the inner wall of human stomach is smooth and secretes a lot of mucus. Gum can't stick. If it can't be digested after swallowing, it won't be discharged automatically without surgery. But in order to avoid accidents, it is best not to give children chewing gum, because it is not only useless, but also troublesome if swallowed by mistake. In addition, if children chew gum all the time, they will swallow too much air because of chewing gum.

In view of the practice that many parents let their children eat chewing gum without brushing their teeth, the doctor reminded that this practice is not desirable. It is necessary to cultivate children's habit of "brushing their teeth in the morning and evening" from an early age, especially brushing their teeth before going to bed can brush away food residues and bacteria and keep their mouths clean for a long time, which is necessary for children to prevent dental diseases from an early age.

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