One of the best alternatives to smoking cigarettes is chewing nicotine gum. The nicotine gum is a small chewing gum which consists of certain amounts of nicotine in it. One of the general queries which arise in many people’s mind is “Are there Side Effects using Nicotine Gum?”  The answer for this question is “Yes”, but it causes less problems when compared to smoking cigarettes. Some of the general side effects in using nicotine gum are less muscle control, gum disease, hair loss and birth defects.

Hiccups is one of the common symptom which is noticed by those who begin using nicotine gum. The existing users can also notice this unpleasant symptom if they use excessive amounts of nicotine gum. Sometimes swallowing of nicotine containing saliva may also cause irritation. Gum disease is another side effect of using nicotine gum. Using nicotine gum for long-term can cause some problems in the gum. The nicotine gum decreases the flow of blood throughout a person’s body, which may cause problems like hair loss. Apart from genetic hair loss chewing of nicotine gum can lead to excessive hair loss for both men and women. Another major problem faced by women who use the nicotine chewing gum is risk of birth defects.  Taking nicotine gum by a woman during the early days of pregnancy will increase the risk of birth defects.