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" > Is Chewing Gum Dangerous?

 

Is Chewing Gum Dangerous?

 

" What's the truth about swallowing chewing gum? Does it harmlessly pass, or

is ingesting non-food products in general a terrible idea? "

 

-- Rob Campbell

 

(Published 10/10/1997)

 

Most everyone has swallowed a piece of gum inadvertently. After all, chewing

gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. had to sell quite a bit of it to accrue his

$1.9 billion fortune. I read in Sports Illustrated that the average baseball

team chews 300 pieces of gum just in the course of one game. So I don't

think there's much to worry about here. Your body will get rid of the gum.

People have swallowed all sorts of things, and so long as they're not

jagged-edged or otherwise physically obstructive, they just pass on through.

Now, sugar-free gum can cause problems. Ingestion of large amounts of

hexitols, sorbitol and mannitol, which are used as sugar substitutes, can

cause diarrhea. These chemicals are not absorbed, but pass into the small

intestine and colon, where they drive a bowel purge. It only takes about 10

grams of sorbitol to stimulate this effect.

The journal Lancet reported a confusing case in which a 32-year-old flight

attendant complained of being plagued for seven years by diarrhea and

abdominal pain. After three days of analyzing her blood and liver

biochemistry, serum vitamin levels, stool content, abdominal health and so

on, the doctors questioned her further and learned that she had been chewing

about 60 sticks of sugar-free chewing gum a day. That adds up to about 75

grams of sorbitol daily. Aha! She stopped, and was well. Avoid these

products if you have irritable bowel syndrome, colitis or other intestinal

ailments.

Many sugar-free gums also use aspartame (brand name Nutrasweet), which, as

I've noted several times on this program, is an additive to be avoided.

The biggest problem related to gum chewing has to do more with your mouth

than your digestive system. As you chew, you're coating your teeth with

sugar, which makes a nice medium for the build-up of dental plaque and the

proliferation of bacteria.

So, go easy on the chewing gum -- sugar-free or not. And yes, try not to

swallow it. > "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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