it can digest gum it digests in the same amount of time as any food
Thats what tons of people ask me! Well, what can happen is when the sugar in the gum mixes with the saliva, it goes down to the stomach. The Saliva and Sugar make a chemical that help dissolve food in your stomach. BUT, if there is no food to digest in your stomach, the chemical starts to digest your stomach lineng. Plus, if you swallow gum it takes 7 DAYS to digest it... be careful with gum!
No, gum has alot of substances that other food contains, therefore it takes a normal amount of time to digest.
yeah i think so but it takes you 7 days to digest your food and 7 years to digest gum. so yeah we digest everthing
Yes, it will not digest, but it will still exit your body with other digested food.
Chewing gum does not boost metabolism. I guess unless it is a caffeinated gum. Chewing gum can help curb hunger.
There are a few top contenders, but it is suspected that the hardest food for a human to digest is bread. In order to digest food, enzymes are needed, which are secreted by the pancreas. Because bread has no naturally occurring enzymes (unlike a lot of other food) the pancreas has to work exceptionally hard, producing extra enzymes to break down the bread. Other food products that are hard to digest include pork, beans, broccoli and whole-milk hard cheese.
Gum doesn't break down in your stomach like other food since the body can't digest it, but it will eventually pass through your digestive system and be excreted. Swallowing too much gum could potentially form a blockage in your digestive tract, but this is rare.
the only one i know isn't really food, but it takes 7 years to fully digest... gum
it takes about a week or two.
Well i have been studying this answer and i figured out the longest gum can stay in your body is 3 days.
For about 4 months but only if you drink enough water to kick it out of your system. That's a myth. Chewing gum can't be digested, but it still moves through your digestive tract normally.