What to do if the chewing gum gets stuck in your throat?
If the chewing gum gets stuck in your throat, there is no reason to panic at first. There are several methods to remove it by yourself. Firstly, strong clearing of the throat or coughing can loosen the chewing gum and transport it out.
Secondly, it is helpful to drink a glass of water with which the stuck mass can be washed away. Another method is to eat dry bread or rusk. If all these attempts fail to remedy the situation, there is no way around a visit to the doctor, who will remove the gum professionally.
Can this lead to constipation?
As mentioned several times before, swallowed chewing gum passes through the body without sticking anywhere or clogging the digestive tract. Thus it can be said that the chewing mass cannot cause constipation either. Although there are cases described in the technical literature in which chewing gums have led to intestinal obstruction, these were always people who swallowed a large amount of it every day. These formed a large lump in the intestine, which eventually resulted in an obstruction of the digestive tract. From this it can be concluded that a single chewing gum is unproblematic, but excessive swallowing is dangerous.
Abdominal pain after swallowing chewing gum
Since a swallowed chewing gum easily passes through the digestive tract, it should not actually cause stomach ache. If you still feel pain afterwards, this may be due to the fact that you accidentally ate something before, which is now causing the discomfort. Another reason can be psychological.
If the chewing gum is accidentally swallowed and you are worried whether it is bad, your body can play a trick on you and you actually feel a feeling of pain. This effect has a lot to do with the expectations of the person. If one assumes that something is harmful to us, pain can be felt even though there is no real trigger for it.In case of stomach aches, it is therefore recommended to drink a tea for stomach aches and pains and not to worry about chewing gum.
