After the chewing gum is ingested into the stomach, it can be handled through observation and the use of medications such as domperidone, depending on the patient’s specific symptomatology.
After the patient has taken the chewing gum into the stomach, within 1~2 days, there is no abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and change in bowel habits, or nausea, vomiting and other discomforts, indicating that the chewing gum has been digested or excreted. No special treatment is needed at this time, just continue to observe.
At the same time, you can give the patient to drink some warm water, and abdominal massage, eat more fiber-rich food, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote the excretion of chewing gum.
Chewing gum is composed of natural resin, sweetener and syrup, under normal circumstances, chewing gum into the stomach will not cause serious discomfort, can be divided and digested under the action of gastric acid and pepsin. If you have gastrointestinal discomfort or difficulty in bowel movement after eating the gum, you can take medications to promote gastrointestinal motility, such as the commonly used domperidone and mosapride.
Chewing gum into the stomach, the appearance of abnormal performance, pay attention to timely access to hospitals, specific drugs need to be reasonable under the guidance of a professional doctor to take.