Wrigley’s Extra Sugar-free Chewing Gum Refreshing Peppermint Flavour Freshens Breath With Xylitol Helps with Oral Hygiene for Healthy Teeth & Gums 30x 10-Packs

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Because the chewing gum field had grown crowded with competitors, Wrigley decided he’d make his products stand out by spending heavily on advertising and direct marketing. Adams eventually realized that rather than trying to create a rubber alternative, he could use chicle to produce a better type of chewing gum. Chewing gum is made of either natural or synthetic materials (gum resin), preservatives, flavorings, and sweeteners. If prompt treatment is received, the prognosis is good, but if there are increases in liver enzymes or signs of liver disease, a more guarded prognosis is indicated. If you swallow a large amount of gum or if you swallow gum with other indigestible objects, that might cause a blockage.

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The next key development came when an inventor in New York, Thomas Adams, got his hands on some chicle through exiled Mexican president Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.

Exactly how the two men connected remains unclear, although they would’ve been in contact following Santa Anna’s arrival in the United States sometime after the mid-1850s. Before that, he led Mexican forces at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836 and served multiple terms as Mexico’s president. Kids are inclined to swallowall kinds of wacky things they shouldn’t (marbles, miniature action figures, etc. The exact ingredients and measurements of ingredients in gum bases are the intellectual property “trade secrets” of gum manufacturers. If your dog has ingested chewing gum and you have access to the packet, the list of ingredients should be written on the label.

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A dietitian debunks this old wives’ tale and explains what really happens when a piece of gum makes its way into your insides. If you swallow large quantities of gum in a short period of time, however, it could potentially cause a block in your intestines. You’d have to be experiencing some other medical condition for anything you swallowed to stay in your body for seven years,” Czerwony says.Although it’s not recommended, if you accidently swallow a piece of gum you’re chewing, you have little to worry about. If you don’t have access to the packet always assume it did contain xylitol as it is better to be safe than sorry. As it is found in so many common day-to-day food products, it is vital that dog owners always check the labels of any products and educate themselves so they are aware of things that are likely to contain xylitol.