Advertizing of chewing gum promises the solution of many dental problems, beginning from a victory over stale breath and finishing with destruction of caries. Along with it, chewing gum is capable to do harm if it is about the small child.
Whether the chewing gum swallowed by the child is dangerous?
The most part of parents are sure that the swallowed chewing gum without fail will stick to walls of a stomach of the child and will remain there forever. It is assumed by them and option of pasting of guts that will demand surgical intervention. These representations are quite misleading. The substances which are not life-threatening are a part of any chewing gum. Chewing gum, getting into a stomach, under the influence of food enzymes and acids is exposed to digestion process. The stomach, of course, should work properly at it, but in 6-10 hours chewing gum completely will be digested. If it does not occur, then it will leave in the natural way unchanged.
More danger is concealed in itself by not swallowed chewing gum. Playing with it, the kid can choke or choke that will lead to suffocation.
What to do if the child swallowed a large number of chewing gum?
One swallowed chewing gum is, as a rule, not capable to lead to serious consequences. However, if in a stomach of the kid there was not one plate, and at once a little, it can have pernicious effect on his health. The organism can react absolutely differently.
Allergic the reaktsiibolshy amount of the swallowed chewing gum can become the cause of allergic reactions, especially if the child has a tendency to them. In this case it is desirable to find out amount of the swallowed chewing gum. In parallel with it the kid should give antiallergenic medicine. If the child began to cough or choke strongly, it is necessary to call the ambulance immediately. Keep in mind if aspartame (E951) is added to chewing gum, besides sweet taste it is a source of a fenilanin. Such elastic band is contraindicated to children with phenylketonuria. Dangerously not only to swallow of it, but also to chew to the child with this pathology. Food otravleniyek to poisoning can give too large number of the swallowed chewing gum. All because chewing gum contains dyes and other chemical additives. This option is improbable, but is possible. At food poisoning it is necessary to try to cause vomiting in the kid to save an organism from toxic poison. If to cause vomiting there is no opportunity, give to the child activated carbon. Besides, provide to the kid plentiful drink. In case of suspicion of poisoning will be useful to call also the ambulance. The lock or diareyapodobny reactions of an organism after a large number of the swallowed chewing gum are quite possible. Big pieces of this product can negatively influence work of an intestinal path, having become the reason of a long lock, a meteorizm and discomfort in a stomach. To avoid it, parents need to try to cause vomiting in the child, to allow it to drink a large amount of water. Perhaps also application of a cleaning enema and inclusion in a diet of products which will soften a chair. Prunes, dried apricots, yogurts concern the last. If necessary it is necessary to address the children's gastroenterologist.