What Happens If You Swallow Gum?

Jessi swallowed her gum and was worried that it would stay in her stomach for 7 years! Could this really happen? What makes gum so different from other food?

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SOURCES:

https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question86.htm
https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-Does-the-Small-Intestine-Do.aspx
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/digestive-system-how-it-works
https://www.mayoclinic.org/digestive-system/expert-answers/faq-20058446

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