Gum? the Nicotine type

[jc2008 0]

I stopped smoking 3.5 years ago when i was pregnant with my son. In order to stop smoking, i started chewing nicotine gum and uhh 3.5 years later I am still chewing, but i havent smoked!

I know this has to make a lot of saliva and stuff go into my stomach.. Does anyone else chew a lot of gum on a daily basis? Have any problems with it?

[Dave01 0]

No gum for me. My dr recommended for me to give it up, in case I swallowed it by accident.

[*susan* 1,709]

I chew gum fairly often and with no side effects. It helps satisfy that urge to chew.

[HeatherA 1]

The hospital told me ABSOLUTELY no gum from Mid-night the night before surgery. I was hoping to use it to take the edge off of the no liquid thing... but when I checked with my Dad (he's a doctor) and asked why he said it was because the gum produces excess saliva and it fills your stomach so it's just like drinking Water and can really complicate surgery. The girl at the hospital told me they will cancel surgery if I chew any gum and it's an absolute no-no.