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Can chewing gum harm you

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Gum is meant to be chewed and not swallowed.

The food that we eat is digested by our bodies and used to keep us healthy. Gum cannot be digested by our bodies.

That doesn't mean that it will collect together inside to make a huge ball that will block everything and stop our bodies from working! Have you heard that story too?

It just means that if you should swallow gum then it will be passed through the digestive system and come out through the body's waste disposal system in your poo. Swallowing Chewing Gum won't make you sick.

Best to spit it out when you've finished with it, or when the flavour has all gone.

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14y ago

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