I used to belive that if you swallowed gum then it will stick to your butt and your butt will stick together which will not let you poop! I always used to swallow my gum and my mom told me that so I wont choke!
A childhood belief about chewing gum

others believed things like this
- i used to belive if you swallowed gum and then farted, you would blow a gum bubble with your butt.Anon
- My grandpa told me when I was little that if you swallow chewing gum your butt will be sticky— Lili
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- When I was young my mother told me that if I swallowed bubble gum, it would stick to my liver.— Barbie
- My Grand father told me that if i swallowed chewing gum i would stick to the toilet— Mr Jones
- dont swallow gum, it will stick to your stomach , your whole life.— nancy