What should I do if my child swallows gum?

Children's physical development is not yet complete, and sometimes they will eat some small objects while playing. These objects will get into the esophagus of the children, and some may even cause the children to suffocate. If the child swallows the chewing gum, parents should not worry, but choose the correct method to solve the problem. Next, I will introduce the solution to you in detail.

In fact, there will be no danger even if the child swallows the chewing gum, because although the chewing gum contains a certain amount of gelatin, after entering the stomach and encountering gastric acid (its concentration is equivalent to HCl, i.e. hydrochloric acid), it will be hydrolyzed under the action of acid, and coupled with the action of digestive juice enzymes, the chewing gum will be completely denatured and excreted from the body through normal digestive pathways. Therefore, there is generally no danger for children to chew gum. In fact, there will be no problem if you accidentally ingest chewing gum. It will be excreted through intestinal peristalsis and will not cause any impact on the human body. Although ingestion is not recommended, xylitol gum is perfectly acceptable to swallow. Most of the gum contained in chewing gum is not digested and can be excreted from the body with feces.

Don't be too nervous when chewing gum is swallowed. The gum in the gum cannot be digested, so it is usually excreted along with the feces. Don't worry about the gum sticking to some part of the body, because the inner wall of the human stomach and intestine is very smooth and contains a lot of mucus, so it is easy to excrete from the body. If you are still worried, you can also let your child eat more foods that can promote intestinal peristalsis, that is, foods containing crude fiber. In order to avoid any accidents, it is best not to let children chew gum.

The above contents are about how to solve the problem if a child swallows chewing gum. In fact, chewing gum is not a life-threatening thing and can generally be excreted from the body. However, parents must pay attention to their children and not let them eat something indigestible. They should also be careful not to let their children swallow toys when playing.