acidosmosis
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I dont normally chew gum, but I was chewing on a pack today and I was thinking about how ever since I can remember when I was young I've swallowed probably almost all of the gum I ever chewed.
Once I heard about a case where a doctor looked at a patient and a large lump of gum collected in his stomach. Sounds like rubbish, but is it?
I'm just curious if anyone knows for sure. Just one of those brain farts I was wondering about .
I've looked at several webpages out of boredom on this subject and some say it is an urban legend, or a myth... and others give accounts of "real life" doctor visits.
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Once I heard about a case where a doctor looked at a patient and a large lump of gum collected in his stomach. Sounds like rubbish, but is it?
I'm just curious if anyone knows for sure. Just one of those brain farts I was wondering about .
I've looked at several webpages out of boredom on this subject and some say it is an urban legend, or a myth... and others give accounts of "real life" doctor visits.
Dr. David Milov, author of a study on children and chewing gum said: "The child may be thought to have a slow colon but go unrecognised as having 'the works' gummed up." There had been several cases of young children with bowel blockages that had brought to his attention that a study need to be made of the problem.
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