Hello, I can really relate to this thread. My son swallowed one piece of gum one time, and my mother-in-law paniced due to the horrid stories of chewing gum causing obstructions in the intestings and bowel. My father always said, "It'll come out in your poop so don't worry about it," when I was small and accidently swallowed some. I just couldn't convince my mother-in-law. She had me call 911. Well, I called 911 with embarrassment in my voice and explained the situation. The woman on the other end was very nice and very knowledgable...and didn't laugh like I thought she would. She said she'd had calls like this before and said that there is nothing to worry about unless he swallowed 1-2 whole packs of chewing gum. She continued to tell me that 1 or 2 pieces is no problem and..."It'll come out in the poop." I know she's right, because my sister had a dog that liked to eat chewing gum and it used to string out his butt.
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