I remember my mom telling me if I swallowed my gum, it would stay in my stomach for 7 years. More and more these days, kids are chewing candy and even gum at young ages. Almost everyone has swallowed a piece of gum, but few kids have ever needed a doctor because of it. According to KidsHealth.org,”Though your stomach can’t break down a piece of gum the same way it breaks down other food, your digestive system can move it along through normal intestinal activity. In other words, it comes out the other end when you have a poop.”
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