How long should you chew a piece of gum?

0 votes
asked Feb 9, 2022 in Other-Food Drink by Ullom32 (1,390 points)
How long should you chew a piece of gum?

1 Answer

0 votes
answered Feb 14, 2022 by Gracy (125,580 points)
When chewing gum you can chew it as long as you like but you should really only chew the gum for a maximum time of 15 minutes.

If you chew gum longer than 15 minutes it can result in jaw muscle exhaustion.

Chewing sugarless gum cannot and will not cause weight gain.

Some ingredients in chewing gum are indigestible (much the same as other things that we regularly eat like broccoli) but saliva will keep them moving through the digestive system until they meet their final destination.

Chewing gum after eating is good as chewing gum increases saliva flow by stimulating both mechanical and taste receptors in the mouth.

The average unstimulated salivary flow rate for healthy people is 0.3-0.4 mL/min.

Eating chewing gum and actually swallowing the chewing gum is not healthy but it's not harmful if done a few times.

It is healthy to chew gum though.

Chewing sugarless gum has been shown to increase the flow of saliva, thereby reducing plaque acid, strengthening the teeth and reducing tooth decay.

If you swallow gum the gum will stay in your stomach for 1 to 2 days before it eventually passes through your digestive system and comes out in your poop.

The gum does not stay in your stomach longer than a few days and certainly not for 7 years or longer.

If you happen to swallow gum the gum will sit in your stomach for around 1 to 2 days at most.

The gum although it cannot be digested by your stomach acid will eventually move out of your stomach and be pooped out eventually.

Contrary to popular belief the gum when swallowed does not stay in your stomach for 7 years or longer.

The gum eventually leaves your stomach within a day or 2 and then goes through your intestines where it is then pooped out.

You might not notice the gum come out in your poop but it does eventually.

Swallowing gum is not recommended but it's not gonna harm your health or yourself if you do swallow a piece of gum.

It will eventually leave your stomach within a day or so.

98,443 questions

94,733 answers

1,270 comments

6,992,486 users

...