Children who get chewing gum in their stomachs can try the emetic method to vomit the gum out of their bodies. If there are symptoms such as breathing difficulties, crying, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc., you need to go to the hospital immediately, but generally such cases are rare. In general, children swallowing chewing gum does not cause serious discomfort and parents do not need to worry too much or take special treatment. You can let children eat more celery, leeks and other fiber-rich vegetables to promote bowel movements, the chewing gum out of the body. The main components of chewing gum are powdered sugar, gum base, syrup, etc. Powdered sugar and syrup are often swallowed after melting with saliva during the chewing process. Although the gum base is indeed difficult to digest, but the stomach acid has a strong digestive function, with the aid of enzymes, chewing gum is hydrolyzed and digested, usually in about 3 days can be excreted in the feces. And usually a small amount of chewing gum is consumed at a time, so it does not cause serious intestinal symptoms such as intestinal adhesions or intestinal obstruction. Parents are not advised to give chewing gum to children too young, especially those under 3 years old. The swallowing reflex is not fully developed at this time, and children do not have the awareness to spit out the gum, which can easily cause swallowing. If too much gum is consumed at one time, it may also block the airway and cause breathing difficulties. Chewing gum is not easily digestible, and if it causes abdominal distention, it may affect children’s appetite and affect the absorption of other foods.