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Less gum, more fruit

CJ Antichow
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Typing this out on my lunch break because I didn’t really enjoy evening blogging last night…what could I do differently?

I can’t stop swallowing my gum. Ever since I was a kid. When I get tired of it, instead of throwing it away or sticking it under a table, I swallow it. I simply can’t not.

I’m back on my intermittent fasting as of yesterday but this morning I was so hungry I kept taking piece after piece of gum from my bag and realized I’m actually so hungry that I’m eating gum.

Adults used to try and scare me out of swallowing it, saying awful things would happen to my guts but I’m 48 and still here and *knock on wood* healthy as a horse.

I need to swallow less gum and more fruit.

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Taz & I down by the river at my parent’s place, 2007ish

15 responses to “Less gum, more fruit”

  1. Iyalaje Ogunwale Avatar
    Iyalaje Ogunwale

    This was definitely me as a kid

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  2. nostalgicitalian Avatar
    nostalgicitalian

    I think a lot of us swallowed gum as a kid. For me, I got caught doing it and was told that it could expand in my stomach and explode or something crazy like that and I stopped.

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      Yeah I just never stopped lol

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  3. Susan Taylor Avatar
    Susan Taylor

    Man, I used to chew gum constantly but I don’t believe I ever swallowed it. I was also told about all the bad things that could happen and I was a very careful child.

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      Idk lol it’s almost like a compulsion with me 🤷🏻‍♀️

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  4. thingsihavethoughtof Avatar
    thingsihavethoughtof

    I just asked AI whether swallowing gum was okay. It’s response:

    Swallowing gum is usually not harmful and will pass through your digestive system and out in your stool

    • Digestion: The body can’t digest the gum base, but it can digest the other ingredients like sweeteners, flavorings, preservatives, and medicines. 
    • Movement: Gum moves through the digestive system in a similar way to food. Most people’s stomachs empty within 30 to 120 minutes of eating, including gum. 
    • Time: Gum usually passes through your system within less than seven days

    So I think you’re okay. But that’s a weird habit, you must have trained yourself up somehow;-P

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      Lol leave it to you 😂

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  5. MyGenXerLife Avatar
    MyGenXerLife

    I used to swallow my gum, too. Adults used to tell me that the gum will stay in my stomach for 20 years. That did make me pause for a bit. I miss chewing gum. Seems like forever since I chewed it.

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  6. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    I was scared out of swallowing gum early in life, but as an adult I just don’t care for it much so no danger. 🙂 Fruit is good. lol

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      I love the minty gum now…keeps me from constantly stuffing my face…and wakes me up somehow.

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      1. Stephanie Avatar
        Stephanie

        Darn, it’s a diet trick I won’t be able to try. 🙂 I’m intermittently intermittent fasting, though. 😀

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      2. CJ Antichow Avatar
        CJ Antichow

        Lol 😂 intermittently intermittent, I love that! I’m back on it too but I think on weekends I will cheat, it’s just too hard when I’m at home and in the kitchen all morning. At work, it’s no biggie 🍪

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      3. Stephanie Avatar
        Stephanie

        I’m the opposite. There’s always some kind of nonsense tempting me in the breakroom, especially Cuban cafecita!

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  7. Michele Lee Avatar
    Michele Lee

    Funny you! Your post reminded me of Fruit Stripe gum. 😂 Discontinued last year… just checked. Guess you’ll have to eat real fruit. 😄

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      Maybe I’ll eat both 🤷🏻‍♀️

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