There is a good reason moms have always warned us not to swallow gum because it could stay inside our bodies 'forever'.A boy in swallowed almost 40 pieces of the stuff and had to have an emergency operation highlights this point.The child began suffering cramps and diarrhea when the gum clumped together in his stomach and began to obstruct his digestive system. The emergency operation involved pulling the clump of gum back out through his throat.
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