just curious about this myth..
2007-03-15 08:34:53 · 3 answers · asked by Sarah R 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
As long as it takes to work through your digestive system. Not forever like the myth.
2007-03-15 08:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dairy Fairy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"This oft-repeated claim may stem from genuine confusion over a term commonly applied to chewing gum: indigestible. Although gum resists the body's efforts to break it down (hence the 'indigestible' designation), it does not linger in the stomach. Gum is eliminated as human waste in the same way - and at the same rate - as any other swallowed matter. Granted, it comes out the far end relatively unchanged by the trip, but it does come out on schedule."
2007-03-15 08:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by The Librarian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
t just goes right through you. It's too tough to digest so you just crap it out. This is what i saw on a TV show
2007-03-15 08:39:28 · answer #3 · answered by KATIE T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋