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What to do if you swallowed a gum? is it harmful?
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Nothing to worry. If it has gained entry, it will find and exit. Be relaxed.
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If you are talking about chewing gum then you should visit a surgeon asap.
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Nothing happens. Eat well & it will be out in your stools next morning.
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Swallowing of gum is harmless in most of the incidences at it comes out with your bowel movement as a undigested food. In rare case if its swallowed along with some hard metal object then can block the digestive track but the incidences are rare.
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Yes swelling gum is the sign of gingivitis you should gt scalling n vit c od for one month.
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