I by mistaken swallowed chewing gum while drinking water what may happen? I?m 12 years old.

Dr. Dhananjay TiwariGeneral Physician15yrs exp

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In all likelihood, nothing serious will happen to you, it will be excreted out of your body.  

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Dr. Manisha SwamiHomeopathy Doctor8yrs exp

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hello users. it generally isn't harmful if swallowed. it is suggests that swallowed gum sits in your stomach for seven years before it can be digested. But this isn't true. If you swallow gum, it's true that your body can't digest it. But the gum doesn't stay in your stomach. It moves relatively intact through your digestive system and is excreted in your stool. On very rare occasions, large amounts of swallowed gum combined with constipation have blocked intestines in children. It's for this reason that frequent swallowing of chewing gum should be discouraged, especially in children. 

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