Gum

I would subscribe to your channel in a jiffy! Mostly to see JB and the kitties but still...

I don't know if I have ever accidentally swallowed a piece of gum.

I'm not a gum chewer, what your surgeon said makes sense to me. I'm not going to live on the edge, my luck I'll swallow a piece!! Interesting post I would never have thought about it.

I have to add...I can control the snapping when I chew gum to aggravate at will

Edited for added effect!

Once again Grim cracked me up !!

I never got back into chewing gum after wearing braces. And I chewed so much on the pre op diet that I have no desire to chew any now.

The no gum chewing goes back to lapband days. People would swallow a big enough wad to block up their opening to the stomach and sometimes need surgery to remove it.

My surgeon showed me a photo of one of his patients who was eating soup, swallowed a bayleaf and need surgery to remove it.

I know I look like a cow when I chew gum so I mostly do it in private to keep from eating (especially when WFH). In my 62 years, I have NEVER swallowed my gum (and I've been a regular sugarless gum chewer most of that time).