Run Gum Cinnamon Energy Gum

Caffeine triggers my acid reflux (GERD) symptoms, so I'm always on the lookout for products that deliver caffeine while bypassing the G-I tract. Chewing gums or lozenges help achieve this goal by delivering caffeine sublingually. There are other caffeine gums on the market, but they are all either mint or cinnamon flavored (which are also known GERD triggers). So, it's great to see a product that has a different flavor, and is therefore gentler on the stomach.Even if you're not a GERD patient, sublingual delivery is much faster than tea or caffeine -- it goes straight to your brain without needing to be processed by the digestive tract.The taste of this gum is great. Does the flavor wear off after a while and reveal a different undertaste? Yes, but so does every other caffeine gum I've tried. It comes with the territory -- that's just the taste of caffeine! If you want a chewing gum tastes like bubble gum with zero caffeine aftertaste, I suggest you stick with children's bubble gum instead. Buy yourself a pack of Bubble Yum or Dubble Bubble and leave this product for the adults.Does the texture change some after you chew this for a while? Yes, but again if that bothers you, you're using this wrong and for the wrong reasons. I chew the gum just enough to soften it and break the shell, after which I put it under my tongue and leave it there. If you keep chewing it until the end, you're going to swallow most of the caffeine with your saliva -- which will slow down the delivery process, trigger symptoms in those who can't digest caffeine, and just generally detract from some of the best features of this product.In summary: understand what this is, why it's so great, and use it accordingly. This product is invaluable for its quick caffeine delivery and gentleness on the stomach -- but it's not the bubble gum of your childhood and it needs to be used differently to leverage its benefits. For those of you just looking to recreate your childhoods, buy some kiddy bubble gum and stick to coffee. This is not for you.