Debunked Health Myths And Old Wive's Tales

You Don’t Have To Swallow It To Join The Big League Chew

You're walking into an interview, and with no trash can around or a piece of paper to wrap it in, you decide to swallow the piece of gum you’ve been chewing. Now you’re worrying because of all the times you’ve been told that if you swallow your gum, it will remain in your stomach for the next seven years.

Gum base cannot be broken down by acid in the stomach or the digestive enzymes in the intestines. But before you begin worrying, gum will not stay in your gut for seven years if you do happen to swallow it. However, consuming large amounts of gum has been known to cause constipation.

Now that you know that the Hubba Bubba won’t be camping out in your in your lower intestine for the next seven years, keep reading to learn another health myth.