Swallowing Gum

[DamagedNothing]

Had a little scare today. My 3-year-old is always into everything.. We've had to really go out of our way to keep her from killing herself.. Well today she got into trouble again. She opened my bag and took out a full pack of gum and emptied it. (It's not a regular sized pack, it's pretty big.) When I found the empty pack I was scared to death because I thought she ate it. I've heard that you can't "pass" gum, it just collects in the stomach. Not sure if that's true. But I was relieved to find a giant wad of it in a garbage can so apparently she didn't swallow it. What I'm wondering is, if she had swallowed it, should I have taken her to the ER? Or does gum really "pass" after all? lol

 

[felinity]

Don't worry - gum would pass like anything else.

http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/chewgum.asp

 

[K9_Trainer]

Don't worry, it passes.

I used to swallow gum all the time.

 

[DamagedNothing]

Whew.. Cool. Thanks guys.

 

[Dogbean]

My parents and family doctor told me as a kid that if you swallow gum, it stays in your stomach for 7 years.

I swallowed a stainless steel ball once...about the size of a marble. Passed in 5 days.

 

[k450ofu3k-gh-5ipe]

Had a little scare today. My 3-year-old is always into everything.. We've had to really go out of our way to keep her from killing herself.. Well today she got into trouble again. She opened my bag and took out a full pack of gum and emptied it. (It's not a regular sized pack, it's pretty big.) When I found the empty pack I was scared to death because I thought she ate it. I've heard that you can't "pass" gum, it just collects in the stomach. Not sure if that's true. But I was relieved to find a giant wad of it in a garbage can so apparently she didn't swallow it. What I'm wondering is, if she had swallowed it, should I have taken her to the ER? Or does gum really "pass" after all? lol

Don't worry about it; she'll poop it out just like everything else.