The main ingredients of chewing gum are natural gum and syrup, so it is a non-toxic product and will not cause poisoning symptoms when swallowed. At the same time, the human gastrointestinal lining is smooth, and secrete a lot of mucus, gum can not be stuck, within 72 hours will generally be discharged with feces, occasionally swallowed will not affect the child’s body, but if children like to chew gum, may easily lead to intestinal flatulence, so the use of moderate amounts is not a problem. Before the chewing gum is excreted, you can give your child some food containing dietary fiber such as sweet potatoes, bananas, celery is conducive to laxative, more conducive to the discharge of chewing gum, of course, the discharge is not in its original form, after all, digestive juices can break down some of the components of diluted chewing gum. If after swallowing chewing gum, the child appears nausea, vomiting, no bowel movements, no farting abdominal pain symptoms, need to go to the child to do an ultrasound or abdominal film to rule out intestinal obstruction or intestinal overlap, although the incidence of intestinal obstruction or intestinal overlap is relatively small, but if it is intestinal obstruction and intestinal overlap need to seek medical treatment in a timely manner.