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Does it Take Seven Years to Digest Chewing Gum?

Does it Take Seven Years to Digest Chewing Gum?. So is it True?. Fact or Fiction? Fiction. Where is the evidence supporting this? There is none. So why doesn’t it dissolve in your mouth? It is made up of gum-base and other flavorings. What is gum-base?

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Does it Take Seven Years to Digest Chewing Gum?

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  1. Does it Take Seven Years to Digest Chewing Gum?

  2. So is it True? • Fact or Fiction? • Fiction. • Where is the evidence supporting this? • There is none. • So why doesn’t it dissolve in your mouth? • It is made up of gum-base and other flavorings. • What is gum-base? • A natural or synthetic rubbery substance, which helps the gum hold together natural or synthetic rubbery substance, which helps the gum hold together

  3. Why Chew Gum? • We actually have a natural desire to chew gum. • Chewing resin (which is like tree sap) off of trees was actually an ancient habit. • In 1848, John Curtis of Hampden, Maine had seen loggers chewing the resin and decided to produce a money marketing product, which we call “Gum”.

  4. The Invention of Gum • How did he make gum? • boiled it • skimmed it • poured it • cooled it • rolled it • cut it • dusted it with cornstarch • wrapped it • He called it “State of Maine Spruce Gum”. • Other companies started to copy this idea, sending “State of Maine Spruce Gum” into failure.

  5. So We Can Swallow Gum? • Gum might not stay in your system, but it doesn’t mean it won’t be hazardous to your health. • regularly swallowing gum can cause gastrointestinal blockages. • a couple cases involving children: • two of the children became sick, as the gum balled into a "taffy like" group that required removal • a girl just a year and a half old swallowed four coins, but before she swallowed those had swallowed chewing gum and they were found lodged in her esophagus, fused into a single blob.

  6. So Basically… • Chewing gum won’t stick around for seven years, so it’s okay to swallow it every once in awhile. • Swallowing it can be a hazard to you if you swallow it too often, or to much.

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