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In short, the theory of swallowed gum sitting in your stomach for 7 years is a myth and an old wives’ tale. For most people, swallowing gum is harmless and has no adverse effects.

If youre one of many people who have swallowed a whole piece of chewing gum by accident, one question likely popped in your head right after that startling sensation.

There is a common notion that gum will sit in your stomach for seven years after being swallowed. Heres the truth.

There is a common notion that gum will sit in your stomach for seven years after being swallowed. Heres the truth.

We've all heard the old wives tales about swallowing chewing gum - but one professor has set the record straight once and for all about what really happens if we accidentally swallow it

Simon Travis, professor of clinical gastroenterology at the University of Oxford, debunks the urban legend about swallowing gum.

A doctor is setting the record straight once and for all about an “old wives tale” that says that if you swallow a piece of gum, it stays stuck in your stomach for seven years.

If you’re one of many people who have swallowed a whole piece of chewing gum by accident, one question likely popped in your head right after that startling sensation.

For most people, swallowing gum shouldn’t have any side effects unless you have swallowed a lot of it. Learn more about what gum is and what it does to your body.

For most people, swallowing gum shouldn’t have any side effects unless you have swallowed a lot of it. Learn more about what gum is and what it does to your body.