• Question: if you swallow chewing gum does it stay in your stomach forever?

    Asked by 425evoa29 to Anthea, Chloe, Kevin, Michel, Sean on 11 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Kevin Healy

      Kevin Healy answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      No chewing gum is inedible which means that when you eat it your body is not able to break it down. Because of this it normally passes through the gut unchanged :-p However I would’nt recomend it as if you swallow too much it might get lodged in the intestines somewhere which would not be a nice experience!

    • Photo: Anthea Lacchia

      Anthea Lacchia answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Yep, as Kevin said, we are safe from everlasting gum! 😉

    • Photo: Chloe Kinsella

      Chloe Kinsella answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Try not to swallow it, but if you do, don’t worry! As your body cannot break it down it will enter and leave your body virtually unchanged.

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