What If You Swallowed Gallium?

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This is gallium. It's shiny, and can be turned into jello like liquid. You can also play with it, without being harmed. But what would happen if you put this metal into your mouth, and then swallowed it? How toxic is gallium? How much could you swallow before being affected? And what could it do to your farts? What would your stomach acid do to the gallium inside your stomach?

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