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[Dr. Feel Good]

My girlfriend finds it disgusting and is convinced its bad for me but I go through gum like crazy, especially fruity kinds that taste like Starbursts. Today I ate entire pack of Trident Layers. I never have any issues with my digestive system so I think all of that stuff is just urban myths and it's healthier than me actually eating a pack of actual Starbursts?

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[blame space]

my gum budget is like $20/wk

 

[Bessy67]

Wait, so you swallow it? Why?

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

With all the sugar in that you might as well eat candy

 

[Retne]

I'm all about that Trident Original. Always pop a piece after every meal and tear through packs at work.

 

[z3phon]

Why not just have candy instead?

 

[blame space]

With all the sugar in that you might as well eat candy

none of that gum contains any sugar

 

[Zornack]

Naturally and artificially flavored? Why not just flavored?

Contains: Flavor.

 

[TickleMeElbow]

If you're eating candy flavored gum, why not just eat candy?

 

[D i Z]

Swallowing gummi candy. Yum.

Swallowing GUM. Bad.

 

[entremet]

Wait, so you swallow it? Why?

I doubt he eats it. Probably meant chew.

I like the Swedish Fish gum, but the flavors goes away in seconds.

 

[Rollo Tomasi]

Gum is designed to be chewed, but have it your way I guess. The 7 years thing is bullcrap. It'll go through your system like eating a coin or something.

 

[Phreaker]

I chew a lot of gum, but never swallow it. I just spit it out when it loses its flavor.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

I doubt he eats it. Probably meant chew.

I like the Swedish Fish gum, but the flavors goes away in seconds.

No I swallow it actually. It's a bad habit, I don't know to me it's kind of like eating a Starburst so I just swallow it. Girlfriend thinks I'm crazy but I've been doing it throughout my life.

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Sugar gum still exists?

And people eat it?

I eat gum all the time and swallow it at the end sometimes but you gotta go sugarless.

 

[blame space]

passing a coin and passing some gum is not a comparable experience.

 

[thesoapster]

Yes, which is why I almost never buy it. My jaw gets sore.

 

[Blueliner]

I've chewed through 5 pieces in the last 6 hours.

 

[ThisGuy]

No I swallow it actually. It's a bad habit.

Do you actually chew it? Sometimes I'll catch myself chewing for too long and have a sore jaw afterwards.

 

[Maintenance]

I used to be like that until I cut it, cold turkey, a few years ago.

Edit: nevermind, I did not "eat" gum, just chewed a lot.

 

[studyguy]

I doubt he eats it. Probably meant chew.

I like the Swedish Fish gum, but the flavors goes away in seconds.

The dude literally says he eats it though and talks about no digestive issues.

Also OP, apparently the only real way you can block your digestive tract is to swallow a metric fuckton of gum at once or swallow a great deal of bits in a short time.

Honestly I don't really care about swallowing gum, I've done it, but I mean I'm not killing a pack in one day though so that seems sketchy. 9 out of 10 times I'll just drop it in the trash unless there's none near by and I feel bad about just spitting it on the floor. Prob shouldn't swallow a pack of gum a day fam, you can't digest it.

 

[entremet]

No I swallow it actually. It's a bad habit.

LMAO.

But for discussion sake, saying chew or try would make a more participatory thread lol. Not many people eat gum, even candy flavored gum.

The dude literally says he eats it though and talks about no digestive issues.

Also OP, apparently the only real way you can block your digestive tract is to swallow a metric fuckton of gum at once or swallow a great deal of bits in a short time.

Honestly I don't really care about swallowing gum, I've done it, but I mean I'm not killing a pack in one day though so that seems sketchy.

Yeah, I thought he was BSing. Guess not!

 

[gruenel]

Nah, I get headaches from chewing gum.

Wait you actually mean you eat it? The fuck

 

[Mesoian]

No I swallow it actually. It's a bad habit, I don't know to me it's kind of like eating a Starburst so I just swallow it. Girlfriend thinks I'm crazy but I've been doing it throughout my life.

You need to stop doing that. Don't swallow gum, it can give you some digestive problems. That shit takes forever to pass (not tje 9 years or whatever, but still).

 

[jiggle]

Gross
I don't swallow

 

[EhoaVash]

Used to chew on so many bubble gum during elementary school, it made me fat lol

Now shoot I can't remember the last time I even had gum. I completely avoid it.

 

[Matty77]

Chew constantly, swallow it hell no. I only chew about a quarter stick at a time, wrigleys brands.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

You.... EAT your gum?



Not just eat. But eat a whole pack a day?








dude

 

[Brianimaniac]

That can't be good for your plumbing. It doesn't digest, so it comes out in your poop, and you're basically just putting gum into your toilet, which is a really bad idea.

 

[blame space]

¼ of a stick? are you insane?

 

[ThreePiMatt]

I don't normally buy gum, but when I do I tend to chain chew it like a 2 pack a day smoker. Popping another one in as soon as the flavor starts to fade. I don't buy gum that often, though, maybe once every other month or so.

 

[Falchion]

Gum almost 24/7 crew. For the fruity flavors I'll get new pieces every hour or so but with Orbits Wintermint I can make a piece last 4+.

 

[SocksAndShoes]

I mean....why?

Wouldn't it just be easier to buy actual Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids?

 

[BananasWithGuns]

I've never heard of anyone literally eating an entire pack of gum.

That's fucking surreal.

 

[Matty77]

¼ of a stick? are you insane?

Nope. Works for me. But I literaly chew gum from when I get up until I go to bed. Only stop to eat, shower and brush, it's a pretty bad habit if I had a stick at a time my gum budget would skyrocket.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

I'd be too afraid to do that quite honestly. Makes no sense. Seems you have a mind game in your head pushing you to it.

Just get candy which has many more flavors and varieties

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Gum make you the fat

 

[shadowkat]

But why?

Just eat the candy instead.

 

[qcf x2]

OP is a doctor so he knows what he's doing.

OP, wtf are you doing. Stop it at once.

 

[MIMIC]

LMAO. Ew

 

[Maximus.]

Why not just eat candy instead? That seems like a real bad and expensive habit.

 

[norm9]

Eating gum that's been in the sun and loses all its gum properties is disgusting, so no.

 

[ThisGuy]

Nope. Works for me. But I literaly chew gum from when I get up until I go to bed. Only stop to eat, shower and brush, it's a pretty bad habit if I had a stick at a time my gum budget would skyrocket.

With a jaw like that, women must love you.

 

[Boba2007]

It's hard for me not to swallow gum, it just feels so wrong not to and it makes me uncomfortable. That said, I usually try to avoid it. If anything I'll swallow a really tiny piece and then get rid of the rest.

Also, there's swedish fish and sour patch gum? Dang, I need those.

 

[Matty77]

With a jaw like that, women must love you.

I've never got complaints.

 

[norm9]

It's hard for me not to swallow gum, it just feels so wrong not to and it makes me uncomfortable. That said, I usually try to avoid it. If anything I'll swallow a really tiny piece and then get rid of the rest.

Also, there's swedish fish and sour patch gum? Dang, I need those.

Gotta pretend to be Mr perfect and spit it out and smack it away with your hand.

 

[notsol337]

Per Mayo Clinic:

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 rare occasions, large amounts of swallowed gum combined with constipation have blocked intestines in children.Feb 12, 2014

 

[J-Tier]

Swallowing the gum, not sure if it'll have any negative effects, but not sure about doing it for a prolonged period of time.

I used to chew gum almost every other day. I stopped after it started hurting my jaw, and started getting symptoms of teeth clenching/bruxism while I slept.

 

[zeemumu]

Only Bubble Tape. I tend not to swallow gum, though.

 

[Matty77]

Per Mayo Clinic:

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 rare occasions, large amounts of swallowed gum combined with constipation have blocked intestines in children.Feb 12, 2014

I actually swallowed a bit recently on accident because I took exedrin migraine in a rush because the headache was contingent on fast. Threw them in my mouth than washed it down with ice tea before realizing my gum was still in my mouth.

Didn't notice and difference in the crapper though.