Is it bad if I accidentally swallow a chewing gum?

CHEWING gum is not designed to be eaten, but could it REALLY stay in your body for seven years? A stomach doctor has FINALLY revealed what actually happens if you accidentally swallow gum. ... We've always been told NOT to swallow gum... but just how bad is it for your body? read more

Although chewing gum is designed to be chewed and not swallowed, it generally isn't harmful if swallowed. Folklore suggests that swallowed gum sits in your stomach for seven years before it can be digested. But this isn't true. If you swallow gum, it's true that your body can't digest it. But the gum doesn't stay in your stomach. read more

“Gum won’t harm or kill you, but it just isn’t logical to swallow it purposefully.” Swallowing a big wad of gum could cause you to choke, if it got caught in the wind pipe, but this is the same with any other type of food. read more

If you swallow a chewing gum by accident/mistake, it’s unlikely that it will cause harm to your body. It will be moved through the digestive tract by normal ‘pushing’ actions of the gut. Then, it will be handed over to the intestines, which will get rid of it through excretion. read more