You’ve probably been told that if you swallow a piece of gum, it takes 7 years to fully digest and leave your body.
Fact or Fiction?
Well if you believed this to be true…you may also be a person who believes a watermelon will grow in your stomach if you swallow the seed.
It’s true that gum doesn’t digest or get broken down like other foods. But it doesn’t get stuck in our stomach for years.
Though the process might be a bit slower than usual, what actually happens is it passes through our digestive system and comes out whole in our stool.
Gumming Up the Earth:
On a side note, chewing gum not spat in the trash can is the cause of billions of little black spots on streets all over the world.
In fact, Walt Disney is said to have banned the sale of chewing gum at its theme parks in an effort to keep the grounds cleaner.
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