How long does gum stay in your system once you swallow it? this was a ? on the radio missed the answer?

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I hate when you miss the answer! I'm sure it's a couple of days at the most! worry more about watermelon seeds + dirt swallowed when you were a kid!

Just as long as anything else, why?

7 years.it is har to digest.

not really sure but ive heard by my teachers that its stays for 7 years.but i still swallow like 3 gums a day.lol

There is an "Old Wives" tale that says that swallowed chewing-gum would strangle the intestines. Don't believe "Old Wives" - no harm will come to you. The gum will dissolve like everything else edible you eat.

Swallowed gum will take longer to digest than a sandwich. The stomach does not digest the gum ,it just passes through your system in a day or two. Your stomach is very acidic that will disslove the gum, which is another reason it will not stay forever in your stomach. Your stomach has a pH of 1-3. pH is a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration. An acid is a hydrogen ion or a proton donor. Even though chewing gum's base is indigestable it does no harm if you swallow it.

7 Years.

It is not known to cause any real harm. The process will slide it out. However, be ready to give yourself a helpling hand if it is not crossing the last gate!

Gum is indigestible. How ever 7 years is a myth. The gum passes out with the rest of the roughage.

How long does gum stay in your system once you swallow it? this was a ? on the radio missed the answer?

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