potentially weird question about chewing gum

swirl25 · July 2010

so this question may be totally silly... but i've been trying to avoid artificial sweeteners since i got pregnant. what are everyone's thoughts on chewing gum -- okay, or no? i'm one of the lucky ones that gets that horrible sour taste in my mouth after eating... and nothing really gets rid of except chewing a piece of gum (brushing my teeth only works for a few minutes, then it's back again) literally every kind of gum i've found has aspartame in it.... grah!

all that said, i'm chewing some now anyway... it's the only way i'll make it through the rest of the day at work.

MrsTotty · July 2010

Dude, chew the gum.

alatham · July 2010

I can honestly say, I've never seen this one before.

sweetpea1010 · July 2010

I just spit mine out on my screen....

KWPNJumper55 · July 2010

Chew the gum, I'm having feta at lunch. My child may grow an exta couple of limbs because of it!

EASwimmer · July 2010

wow! eat the flipping piece of gum.

CutieBean79 · July 2010

totally ok!

MrsNiner · July 2010

Hahah this reminds me of when FI told me not to chew gum because of the sugar alcohols in it. I quickly replied with a big STFU.

dani920 · July 2010

I'm with you being worried. I tried not to have aspartame before I was prego, so now I've cut it out completely. Also, I've heard from several people that BHT (a preservative in cereal and I recently noticed...it's also in gum) is something we should avoid... I know I'm too worried about all these little things, but honestly none of it is worth the risk or the guilt imo! I'm probably going to be an over protective mother... If I find a gum that is free of both I'll let you know!

PinkLove-S · July 2010

MrsTotty:
Dude, chew the gum.

This.

JayKay2387 · July 2010

MrsTotty:
Dude, chew the gum.

LMAO. Yes.

boggs507 · July 2010

I know the exact taste you are talking about and also have befriended any gum that is available after eating. I have noticed now, though, that I mostly get the after taste after eating anything sweet - artificially or not. Luckily, gum still solves my problem.

If you're that concerned I would ask your doc, but really, it's a stick of gum. I doubt there's enough of anything to do any harm. Have you looked into kids gums...like the bubblicious kind of stuff?

cndmexbaby · July 2010

Aspartame makes me sick. I get the original trident gum which has sugar. However I can only find it at one store and it's very random - Fry's Electronics. You can also find gum without aspartame at those candy stores at the mall. Or at health food stores.

elfgirl11 · July 2010

I've never eaten artificial sweeteners...grew up without them. I'm a label reader and work in pharma...I know what companies go through to make everything look safe. Not a lot of research has been done on some of these substances, and what is known is usually neg. so I stay away from all of them. Stevia isn't even approved to be used the way it is, splenda may be "from natural sources" (and contains chlorocarbons) but then nutrasweet is from asparagus and it is a neurotoxic carcinogen, saccharin crosses the placenta....they'll find out more in 10 years. Of course moderation is key, but I avoid them all. People ridicule me or call me a dirty hippie, health nut, eco-freak...but I really don't care what they say; I'm not putting that carp in my body or into my baby.

I find that dried pineapples get rid of after taste problems - and they are pretty chewy

I bet dried ginger would be good too if you like spicy foods- I also found a sulfur compund/ gelatin free chewy ginger candy thats good ...by Reeds.

Coastiewife911 · July 2010

I try to avoid artificial sweeteners as well. I would try to find gum without it but just about anything beats the nasty taste in your mouth. I currently have it from the iv antibiotics I am on. YUCK!

elizabethcarole · July 2010

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's considered that chewing gum might be dangerous.

I wish I would have been this concerned about my health BEFORE I became pregnant.

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