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Is the main fear when you're chewing gum, that it may stuck on the stomach for several years and which can generate a weak work from the digest system. But this myth is false.

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Having gum in our stomach doesn't it will stay there for seven years.
We can't digest gum, that's true, but what really happens when the gum comes to our system, it can easy go through the digest system and abandon our body in stool form.

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My information comes from the website of Mayo Clinic, where doctor Elizabeth Rajan, M.D. Made an investigation in this was her conclusion about this topic.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/digestive-system/expert-answers/faq-20058446#:~:text=Folklore%20suggests%20that%20swallowed%20gum,t%20stay%20in%20your%20stomach.

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Yes, because doctor Elizabeth Rajan, she isn't the only one who affirms that this issue is only a myth, doctor gastroenterologist Nancy McGreal also affirms its just a myth and share the same explanation.

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Mayo Clinic. (2019, 31 diciembre). Swallowing gum: Is it harmful? Recuperado 11 de enero de 2022, de https://www.mayoclinic.org/digestive-system/expert-answers/faq-20058446#:%7E:text=Folklore%20suggests%20that%20swallowed%20gum,t%20stay%20in%20your%20stomach.

Biggers, L. (2013, 27 agosto). Myth or Fact: It Takes Seven Years to Digest Chewing Gum. Duke Health. Recuperado 11 de enero de 2022, de https://www.dukehealth.org/blog/myth-or-fact-it-takes-seven-years-digest-chewing-gum