I had read on here that some doctors said not to chew gum - mine never did or if he had I did not hear him lol

Needless to say I thought what is the big deal and picked up a piece while riding in the car with my husband and chomped on it for the ride for about 10 to 15 min no big deal right? :thumbup: WRONG! I got out of the car after spitting out the gum and got REALLY BAD PRESSURE gas/air in my stomach that went up into my shoulders. Then I grabbed the Gas-X strips with no real relief. Took a few hours to get rid of the pain and pressure so I LEARNED MY LESSON! :w00t:

I think part of the issue with chewing gum is swallowing it. A few have had to have it removed at the hospital cause it gets stuck.

Hmm, I'm glad I haven't had any issues with that yet. I'm always chewing gum!

I've chewed gum with no problems at all. I think it is just different with some people. My doctor never said anything to me about not chewing gum.

Mr Dr had to remove gum before. Is it worth chewing it? I use to enjoy drinking coffee so much now it gives me the runs. Def NOT worth it LOL

Chewing gum for me causes me to start sliming. I hate that because I was a major gum chewer before the band. I sing all day long at my job and it helped to keep my mouth moist. it kind of depends on the day also. It would be a mess to get it stuck tho'.

I have no problem with gum, I get sugarless of course. I just spit it out. Haven't had any problem with gas issues and gum, but I say that now... it could happen.

damn now I really don't have the courage to try gum, LOL thanks for the info.

I began chewing sugar-free gum and mints the minute I left the hospital and have had no problems whatsoever.

Of course if you accidentally swallow it, it won't matter if you have no restriction.

Once you are restricted, you might experience something different.

I regular mints all the time. Life saver wintergreen. Especially at the gym.