2006-11-06 22:50:45 · 10 answers · asked by Donna S 1 in Health ➔ Dental
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!
2006-11-06 23:44:19 · answer #1 · answered by renclrk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-11-06 23:09:52 · answer #2 · answered by Elle Em 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 Years.
2006-11-07 00:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by SomeOne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gum is indigestible. How ever 7 years is a myth. The gum passes out with the rest of the roughage.
2006-11-07 12:50:04 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-11-06 23:01:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-11-06 23:00:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-28 14:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-11-07 00:49:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 years.it is har to digest.
2006-11-06 23:00:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just as long as anything else, why?
2006-11-06 22:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋