If you swallow gum, it takes seven years for your body to digest it?

[1024]

Old wives say: If you swallow gum, it takes seven years for your body to digest it.

Nope, says Cynthia Yoshida, M.D., director of the Women's Gastrointestinal Clinic at the University of Virginia. "If you swallow a tooth, a penny or even gum, it goes right through your system," she says. "Although it's sticky, gum does not attach itself to the well-lubricated lining of the gastrointestinal tract."

[Rayder]

what about super glue? and does thismean we have precious metal shit?

[Squeeky]

k

[Onizuka]

Good, cause when I was littler, about 7ish years ago, i chewed a TON of gum and swallowed it all. Lately ive been one constipated bizatch, and thought that this was the reason. phew.

[Squick]

Sit on your thumb Onizuka, I think thats supposed to fix your problem.

[Spee]

Lately ive been one constipated bizatch, and thought that this was the reason. phew.


Charming.

[Setari]

Good, cause when I was littler, about 7ish years ago, i chewed a TON of gum and swallowed it all. Lately ive been one constipated bizatch, and thought that this was the reason. phew.
There's always exLax ;)

[1024]

pwned.

[AztecWarrior]

www.snopes.com

Old wives tales meet their death.
There have to be hundreds of true/false stories here.

Such as the infamous "Jamaican toothbrush", Coke stories, etc.

[Onizuka]

Sit on your thumb Onizuka, I think thats supposed to fix your problem.

EDIT: wait nm. That was the gayest thing ive ever said.

[Spee]

Wait...Whats sex got to do with this?

Oh! Swallow Gum. I gotcha.

[Strygun]

Yeah, this is a very popular wives tale.

Stomach acid can digest/breakdown just about anything, gum included.

[DoomWarrior]

Really?!?!?!?!

"Erk!" *Death*

[Mtx]

Wait...Whats sex got to do with this?

Oh! Swallow Gum. I gotcha.


And he has swallowed a "ton" of it. ;)

[Pilgrim]

Bummer

I was going to write a book!

"Jiimy Tango's Amazing Swallowing Diet plan!"

Swallow 2 packs of gum on th first day, and your stomach will be SOOOO busy digesting it that you won't be as hungry! Now send me $2000 for my brilliance!

[Sputty]

Yeah, this is a very popular wives tale.

Stomach acid can digest/breakdown just about anything, gum included.
But not my love for kittens. Even when my giant kitten accidently swallowed me

[Spee]

And he has swallowed a "ton" of it. ;)


So? Whats so bad about Rum? :confused:





:p

[Onizuka]

Want me to answer? :p

[321]

7 years lol

[Koopa]

I never just chewed on gum. I always swallowed it. For some reason I like being constipated. Dunno why. Kind of freaky. :O

[Onizuka]

Youve never seen real constipation buddy. I went near a month....

[delta]

No, it is digested like all other materials.