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Question About Chewing Gum...

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sweetp Rookie
sweetp
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does anyone else have reactions when they chew certain gums? I know it sounds really crazy...but does anyone know if gum is gluten free?????

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Guest nini
Guest nini
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I've heard that some brands of gum dust the lines with flour to keep the gum from sticking to the wrapper... but I chew Wrigley's brand gums and they are gluten-free.

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
Posted

Some is and some isn't. I love Wrigleys and they are all safe.

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

After four years being gluten-free, I can't name a gum that I know has gluten. I've always heard the thing about using flour to keep the gum from sticking, but think how gross that would taste. I haven't found one yet.

If anybody does know of any with gluten, please tell us the brands so we can avoid them.

richard

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

Yep, I haven't found a gum that had gluten, but the aspartame, sulfate-K, or other artificial sweeteners in almost all gums doesn't sit well with some people and may be causing your reaction.

uclangel422 Apprentice
uclangel422
Posted

Thats so strange that you posted this because i was thinking the exact same thing.

I just bought some Trident gum and chewed it two days in a row and got sick both days. I didnt even think it was the gum, i just thought that i had been accidentally glutened when i ate out.

It was one of those new gums with Xylitol? Anyone hear of any reactions to that?

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
Posted

The gum is supposed to be gluten free. I have used stuff with Xylitol too and have had no problems. I guess that may have not settled well with you though.

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skbird Contributor
skbird
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Xylitol is fine - in fact many gums have xylitol, also toothpaste. My favorite is Xylichew which uses xylitol, not sugar or artificial sweeteners to sweeten it. But I emailed them and they couldn't confirm one way or another if it has gluten in it. I will chew it sometimes but it does seem at times I may be having a reaction.

I had bad reactions to aspertame in gum - they are now including aspertame and acesulfame K even in regular gums to make them sweet longer. These include Doublemint, Wrigley Spearmint, Big Red and Winterfresh gums by Wrigley.

Stephanie

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Rachel--24
Posted

I was having bad reactions every time I chewed gum...burning mouth and lips, tingling, and headaches. Eventually I figured out it was the aspartame. I think the gum I was chewing was Extra. Its been like 2 years since I've chewed gum cuz of that. Scared now :( . I think Aspartame is especially bad for those with autoimmune disease.

-Rachel

skbird Contributor
skbird
Posted

The only time I ever got "addicted" to gum was when I first went low carb - I chewed gum for the sweetness and didn't think much about it. I was chewing Orbit peppermint. I would actually get cranky if I didn't have my gum at the same times every day, which were increasing all the time. I was beginning to chew about 8-10 pieces a day! Then my lips and tongue especially started burning. I thought it was related to allergy season as the trees were in bloom and I was eating a lot of pecans at the time - it felt like I had had really hot coffee and burned my tongue! But I did a search on the web and kept coming up with aspartame poisoning. I stopped the gum and the tongue pain went away. I tried it again, it came back. So I have been off aspartame ever since. I was also having horrible migraines, totally debilitating, couldn't get up off the sofa. They totally went away when i stopped the gum.

Scary stuff, what we react to, and then there are all those out there who don't react at all...

Stephanie

uclangel422 Apprentice
uclangel422
Posted

Wow that is completely scary.

I have been getting sick after chewing gum and to the point of wondering if some of my gum contained MSG because i was sensitive to that. I will have to look into this.

I wish we were all the types that didnt react to anything at all. It seems like just when i start to figure one thing out another problem shows up.

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