I was told that there was a kid down the street who would always swallow his chewing gum. Eventually he swallowed so much, and since gum doesn't get digested in your stomach, he had to be rushed to the emergency room one day to have his stomach pumped. I am still not sure if this is true or not but I don't swallow my chewing gum. If anyone can clue me in on this let me please know.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- my mom made me believe that if i swallowed my chewing gum, it would form one big wad in my stomach.— mimi
- If you swallowed chewing gum it would make a balloon inside you and your stomach would explodeAnon
- My grandpa told me when I was little that if you swallow chewing gum your butt will be sticky— Lili
- I used to believe that if I swallow chewing gum, a rubber tree will grow on my head!— Farry Aprianto
- my mom told my sister and I that if you swallow gum, it won't leave ur stomach for 7 years.— Victoria
- My dad always told me never to swallow the pips from apples because trees would start growing in my stomach!!— ALISON W