Nicotine gum to help quit smoking

I have been thinking of using the nicotine gum to help me quit smoking. Do you think it can help?

Nicotine gum contains a tiny amount of nicotine. When you chew the gum a small amount of nicotine enters the body from the lining of the mouth. The nicotine chewing gum has been frequently recommended as an aid for people who want to quit smoking. The good thing about the gum is that you do not need a prescription and it is available in two formulations. There is a short acting gum which can help stop the urgent  nicotine cravings and the long formulation which can stop nicotine cravings over 24 hours. These gums also come in many flavors.

While all this sound great, there are many negatives about the gum. First you have to chew the gum every hour, for 24 hours and that can be physically painful.  If you are working at an office job, it does not look great chewing like a cow all day. The amount of nicotine released from the gums is so miniscule that the cravings never disappear. Moreover, the manufacturer recommends a specific technique for chewing to get  maximal benefit from the gum. The gum has to be chewed until you get an acrid taste followed by a stinging sensation in  your mouth. Then you have to hold the gum away from the cheeks so that the nicotine can get absorbed. And you do this all day long for many weeks.

Most people who use the gum complain that chewing causes fatigue, nausea, stomach upset and you also pass a lot of gas from the rectum (because when you chew all day, you also swallow a lot of air). Moreover, nicotine gum can mess up our dental work. You are not allowed to eat while chewing and you must allow 15 minutes if you decide to snack. Nicotine gum is recommended for up to 12 weeks. You gradually reduce the frequency of chewing as cravings and withdrawal symptoms decrease (this does not happen in 99% of people). 

And even if you decide to put up with all this BS, the fact is that the chewing gum works  in less than 1% of people. For the majority of people, the nicotine chewing gum is a waste of money.

If you have any common sense, then this surely is not a method which can help you quit smoking.  But if you hate your job and want to drive everyone crazy with chewing gum, then go for it.