MYTH: It takes 7 years for gum to digest if you swallow it.
Nope.
Gum is mostly indigestible, but the occasional swallowed piece will pass through your intestines and exit the other side, just like anything else you eat that your body doesn't need and can't digest.
The only cases where swallowed gum has caused a problem is when that gum is swallowed along with other things that shouldn't be in your stomach.
Scientific American cites a case where a 4-year-old girl suffered a gastrointestinal blockage — from a wad of gum with four coins inside of it.
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channax 8 year s ago
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Zeb 4 year s ago
#38 I do get a reaction from MSG - tingling fingers and itchy all over plus hyperventilating sometimes.
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