Almost every mother, at one point or another, -ooh that rhymes!- has told their child to not swallow their gum.
"But why?," you'd ask.
"Because if you do, it'll be in your stomach for seven years".
Even so, whether it be on accident or on purpose, you'd inevitably swallow it. And then what? You'd have to think; "Is it true?" Well;
Nope. Nein. No. Niet. Negative.
While it's true that the stomach can't digest the gum resin, it can still separate it from what it can digest, like the sweeteners. What's left would just go through your digestive tract and exit in just a few days like any other hard-to-digest food like popcorn kernels. So, if you or someone you knows freaks out about swallowing gum, set them at ease! It is after all, just a myth. By the way, same goes for red meats. Just FYI.
Verdict: FALSE
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