daughter swallowed chewing gum

[cutekids]

my seven year old-after much nagging about not doing it,but not being able to stop her taking it off her mate-swallowed her chewing gum today. I remember her doing this a long, long time ago and when i rang the ae ward the nurse told me it usually passes through. Is this correct? I've got to see the nurse in the morning about splinter in her foot. Should I mention the chewy?

It shouldn't hurt her; thousands of children have at some point swallowed their chewing gum and lived to tell the tale. The nurse is right; it'll pass through.

Always did when I swallowed it.

If it's just one piece (not loads of it) she'll be fine

Don't think you need to worry. I remember being told as a kid not to swallow gum as it could wrap around my insides - it scared me enough to stop me from ever swallowing it! It will just pass through, as you've been told, and won't do any harm.

It'll be fine, don't worry aobut it. I've swallowed it accidentally in the past.

Thanks for your reassurance everyone. Feel a bit better now!

I always swallow mine (on the odd occasion when I partake.)

swallowing chewing gun causes NO PROBLEMS AT ALL cause our stomach acid easily breaks it down like normal food

Don't think it does though,nanny. (Not that I've checked...)

Actually, from what I understand, chewing gum is almost impossible to break down, and so passes through whole. It does pass through though.

Used to swallow mine when the teacher looked like they might have noticed Still here though!

Link here says that although the body can't digest it, chewing gum passes through harmlessly.

here

does this work?

says how chewing stomach juices disolve chewing gum

ok, I'm obviously the only one prepared to admit this , but it doesn't break down - it actually comes out the other end. So there.

I can vouch for the fact that it doesn't break down either.

I hasten to add that this is something I remember from many, many years ago ...

NannyL, that link is from a sex magazine site. I would trust what they say about as far as I could spit it. Sorry, but it's not true.

Must admit, I was told years ago that the acid in the body breaks down the chewing gum but-obviously-many people dispute this.

When my friends dd (aged about 3.5/4) had her adenoids/tonsils done, the consultant told them to give her chewing gum. When asked about her swallowing it he just said don't worry it doesn't matter if she does.

Well he/she should know!

Complete failure to understand here ... why did he tell them to give her chewing gum?

doesn't chewing gum wrap around your lungs and kill you if you swallow it?