Thank you!

We have emailed you a PDF version of the article you requested.

Can't find the email?

Please check your spam or junk folder

IFLScience Home
IFLScience logo

"What's The Truth About Swallowing Gum?"

Complete the form below and we will email you a PDF version

You can unsubscribe at any time. View ourprivacy policy and terms below.

IFLScience needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.

For information on how to unsubscribe, as well as our privacy practices and commitment to protecting your privacy, check out ourPrivacy Policy

Advertisement

healthHealth and Medicinehealthhealth
clockPUBLISHED

What's The Truth About Swallowing Gum?

Are the stories about it staying in your body true? The Institute of Human Anatomy explains.

guest author image

Creative Team

Guest Author

comments2Comments
share190Shares
Person putting a strip of gum into their mouth

Mmm, delicious indigestible material. Image Credit: Billion Photos/Shutterstock.com

ARTICLE POSTED IN

healthHealth and Medicinehealthhealth
  • tag

  • health,

  • digestion,

  • chewing gum,

  • the stomach

FOLLOW ONNEWSGoogele News

health

More Health and Medicine Stories

That Bump Above Your Belly Button Might Be An Epigastric HerniaImage of an abdomen with a small bump above the belly button.
healthhealth

That Bump Above Your Belly Button Might Be An Epigastric Hernia

clock2 days ago
share19
You’re Probably Not Flossing Your Teeth Properlya person flossing their teeth
healthhealth

You’re Probably Not Flossing Your Teeth Properly

clock3 days ago
comments2
share58
Reader Question: Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?A man in a shirt and tie, sat on the toilet and holding up a cup of coffee.
healthHealth and Medicine

Reader Question: Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?

clock3 days ago
share200