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Asked if the rumor is medically unfounded, pediatric gastroenterologist David Milov of the Nemours Children's Clinic in Orlando, Fla., replies: "I can tell you that with complete certainty." If the legend were true, Milov says, "...
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: Nope, that's just a myth. In fact, our stomach doesn't digest gum at all! Since it's made out of soluble fiber, chewing gum passes right through us. So gum comes out with the rest of your waste, usually a day or two after you eat it. Alth...
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Luckily for us, it doesn't take seven years (as lots of myths have it). In fact, our stomach doesn't digest gum at all! Since it's made out of soluble fiber, chewing gum passes right through us. So gum comes out with the rest of your waste, usually a day or two after you eat it.
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Does chewing gum take seven years to pass through your digestive system? ... Now, when I was a kid, I remember other kids saying it takes seven years to digest gum if you swallow it, but that smacks of an old wives' tale to me.
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Chewing gum is not digestible, but it definitely doesn't sit in your stomach for years. Gum actually might help things move through the bowels faster. Sorbitol is sometimes used as a sweetener in gum and this can act as a laxative. What d...
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The consensus seems that it's best to toss your chewed-out gum in the trash, but if you do happen to swallow a piece, don't worry -- it won't sit in your tummy for seven years.
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By Heather Mayer ... Posted: 11/30/06, 10:02 PM EST Section: Feature...
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urban myth, marketing, food and drug, luth, impossibility, yum, children, food and drug administration, pediatrics journal, schoolyard, myth, gum, roxanne webber, fda, seven years, bubble yum, marketing communications ... San Francisco Bay Area Digest...
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sheepster, on 10/14/2007, -1/+31To sum up the whole article: No, chewing gum does not take seven years to digest. ... LilJimmyNordin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's fine as long as you don't swallow the ejaculate. Chewing cum takes seven years to digest.
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