Ask a doc: 'Is it dangerous to swallow gum?'

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To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided. Having trouble? Click here. It might be tempting to swallow chewing gum if there’s no trash can nearby to dispose of it — but is it dangerous to do so? Though it’s not necessarily a health hazard, swallowing gum is not a good habit , according to Dr.

Ari Lamet, a gastroenterologist in Hollywood, Florida. "Swallowing a piece of gum occasionally should not be an issue if you have a normal GI tract or have not experienced an intestinal blockage," Lamet told Fox News Digital. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO CREATED BUBBLE GUM, WALTER DIEMER, HOME-KITCHEN CHEMIST OUTWITTED SCIENTISTS What about those age-old warnings about gum taking seven years to digest? The truth is, it doesn’t actually digest at all.

Though it’s not necessarily a health hazard, swallowing gum is not a good habit, according to doctors. (iStock) "Gum is non-digestible (and has no nutritional value), so eventually, it will come out in your bowel movements," Lamet said. Dr.

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