Ok, so what's the truth behind gum swallowing? Should I be worried about Galla's stick-a-day habit? It's like a Pavlovian response for her to ask for gum everytime we get in the car. I give her a half stick (for all you dentists/dental students out there, it is sugar-free) which always ends up "down the tunnel," as she puts it. I think I'd prefer that to in her hair or on the furniture, but should I be concerned about this constant swallowing? Pretty sure it's just an old wives' tale, so if the gum keeps her quiet, I'm gunna keep it coming!
October 2024
3 weeks ago
10 comments:
I just read about this in a magazine... Totally harmless and passes through just like regular food, same time length and everything. No, it does not take 7 years to digest and no, it will not wrap around your heart. Would "Parent" magazine lie to us?! Keep on chewin' Galla!
I think she will be just fine...Ben never throws his gum out...he always swallow it...not sure why...I personally hate swallowing gum, but I agree with Dani!
if she's going to swallow it, you should get her some w/ nutritional value. Grape Big League chew has some real fruit juice in it I think...
I just read this in the Rocky Mountain Scientific Journal of Digestion and Nutrition, volume 46:
"Recent controlled lab studies confirm, as feared, that little girls swallowing gum result in little girls being awesome, and sometimes very cute.
Symptoms are exacerbated with the swalling of Sugar-free gum."
This may answer a lot of questions.
Your kids are so cute! I love that you guys have a little Maylin and a little Brad. I hear you guys might move near us. Come visit and we will show you around!
Me?...altho you don't know me......I'd stick with sugar gum if you could find any that don't contain the dreaded nutrasweet junk. I know Nutrasweet is going to arrive at the top list for cancer inducing, brain deterioration really soon. But then, I totally believe mushrooms cause cancer, too.
You are brave...I would NEVER give my kids gum! It would probably end up in MY hair. Hey--my adsense account says 21 cents, so the one time you clicked--it did work! Feel free to click on the ad each time you visit!
Seriously. If swallowing gum makes you that cute, I'll get my kids to be stick-a-dayers too.
Hey, what is your email address? I think I have the right one but I want to make sure.
down the tunnel eh, haha you make me laugh!
Post a Comment