You've probably heard that if you swallow your chewing gum, it will stay in your stomach for seven years. If gum stayed in your stomach, it would dissolve in the highly acidic environment (pH 1-3) long before the seven years had passed. Gum doesn't stay in your stomach, but continues on into your intestines, eventually finding its way out of your system in pretty much the same condition as when you swallowed it. In rare cases, however, frequently swallowing your gum could lead to the development of an intestinal stone, called a bezoar or enterolith. These form when a difficult-to-digest substance gets tangled or trapped, eventually calcifying and basically becoming a permanent addition to your digestive system. Do you know what gum is made from that makes it so difficult to break down?
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So in my english class the other day a kid asked me for some gum, and he really had some in his mouth. But I said to him that he already had some gum, so he swallowed it! I said to him didn’t u know that it stays in your stomach for 7 years?
thats a lie it does not stay in your stomach for 7 years
omg!!!
dats soo scary man!!!
xxxxx
wierd id. man!
omg!!!!!! i swallowed gum before andd i went crazy it was like omg!totallyl.o.l
i like gum
me too…..its good and tasty…lol:)
hahaha i always swallow gum =P hehe lool
I love gum and i dont care if its in my stomach for seven years… Really WOW PEOPLE
hahaha i always swallow gum
:P hehe lool
hahaha i love guum
I LOVE gum now i hate it(mabe stride) =P
I like gum I also really likes 5 gum and Stride they are the best but i never new that Thanks =)
you ROCK
gum is the best thing u can chew. i luv the blue 5 gum
hehehehehehe yeahhh im bored
it,s ok if chewing gum stays instomach for 7 years without affecting any organ, but it is dangerous if it develops an intestinal stone, called a bezoar or enterolith,which require surgery…
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i dont wanna do this stupd project fer science about gum ughhh
chewing gum is bad for you 7 years it stays in your belly if you swallow it.
idiots! gum does not stay in your stomach!!!!!
You’ve probably heard that if you swallow your chewing gum, it will stay in your stomach for seven years. If gum stayed in your stomach, it would dissolve in the highly acidic environment (pH 1-3) long before the seven years had passed. Gum doesn’t stay in your stomach, but continues on into your intestines, eventually finding its way out of your system in pretty much the same condition as when you swallowed it. In rare cases, however, frequently swallowing your gum could lead to the development of an intestinal stone, called a bezoar or enterolith. These form when a difficult-to-digest substance gets tangled or trapped, eventually calcifying and basically becoming a permanent addition to your digestive system. Do you know what gum is made from that makes it so difficult to break down?
its a good thing i dont swallow gum nymore!
i hate chwing gum im a vegetarian and i have heard it has meat traces in. i ate it when i found this out i felt like dying ewwwww!!! i betrayed my reli
Thanks for the information.
I need to create awareness among my friends regarding this.
dats real
this doesnt help me wit my science project
haha now i know why parents lie about the seven year thing
this is all lies. chewing gum is digested just as normally as any other food. keep swallowing gum people.
that is wiierddddd ..why does it stay in our stomach for soo lonngg???
im edgar now im 14 and at the age of 7 i swallowed a gumm and i think this morning i digest it the gumm
My friend monty uses airwaves chewing gum to polish his GLASS EYE it works wonder its as shiny as a 10p
hmmmmmmmmm this is true but how can they prove it?? i love gum its so good but i want someone to invent longer lasting taste cause it like goes away too soon:(
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this is so kewl..like omgoodness..lmao..anyways bye i gotta go ASAP
hi love gum!
i love gumm im having it nowww and im soo scared to have it i spat it out of my mouth as son as i read thisss hateeee itt lollll……
chewing gum doesn’t stay in the stomach for 7 years, cause if it did it would cause a blockage…. i know cause i swallow gum a lot …. ;o LOL!
I like to chew gum when I go hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I like the apple flavor. ITS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i like sour apple 5 gum!!!!!!!!!!
Eating 5 gum right now
im need 2 do a thingy abut chewing gum…my life is sad xx :p
I Like turtles
seriously!!!!!!!!! 7 years? cant believe!
that’s just a fake i ever swalloed 40 gums at once and nothing went wrong with me
Tyler you’re stupid it does stay for atleast 7 years.
I LOVE CHEWING GUM IS IT GOOD FOR U
LOL!!! I DO AGRREEE WITH THAT
bubble gum is really good but you can not swallow it
chewing gum is so fun