Swallowing gum... ?

What exactly happens when you swallow gum? I don't do it, it's too freaky lol I'm scared of whats going to happen. I dont think it would make somebody die... ?

Fact:
I have been swallowing gum ever since I was old enough to chew it. I am an avid gum-chewer and I still swallow my gum to this day.

I'm 34, I haven't died or had to deal with any digestive problems. I haven't suffered abnormally from diarrhea or constipation. I don't have a bowel full of compacted wads of chewing gum.

While I don't promote the swallowing of gum, it's proven to me to be quite harmless.

if you have swallowed 2 much it van make something bad happen to you caz it cloggs up your system and it could eventually cause death. a little bit wont hurt u, but every time you swallow gum I tcomes out like 5 years later, and thats a fact 2. so like if you swallow a peice of gum when your like, 10 it will come out of your system when your like 15 or something. I don't know dont do it though!

My mom told me when I was little that if I swallowed gum I would get diahhrea. I never tried it.

No you wont die..But if the piece is really big you could choke but when you swallow it your body doesnt digest it and it takes 7 years to come out lol!!

No it doesn't take 7 years for your body to digest. It's a myth. It just isn't healthy or good to swallow it. Nothing will happen.

if you swallow gum it will stay in your body for 7 years and then it will go out
but its really bad to swallow gum soo always throw it

Go to Webmd.com to get the facts. A doctor said it doesn't really take 7 years. It will come out like everything else does.

Wow, some of these answers are kindof scary...gum does not digest ...just dont do it..lol

Ah man, you might not think it's true, but your parents are right when they tell you it messes you up even worse every time you swallow a piece. I swallowed so much gum that one day I just got the worst stomach ache ever, like I had to go to the ER. :\ And they give you some nasty medicine that makes you puke a couple times, and then they pumped my stomach and gave me a bunch of medications to eat the gum away from the lining of my stomach. It really does fxck you up, super bad.

I've swallowed countless pieces of gum. It isn't dangerous. Stop worrying. Only time it could be dangerous is if you choke on it. and listen to ichi please.

I heard about this girl who sollowed her gum and it stuck to her stomach and then 34 pieces got stuck to her stomach and the had to cut open her stomach and get them out and im not lieing

actually no it just goes through your digestive system.

it doesnt take 7 freakin years to digest and it doesnt kill you xD
its a 3 cemeter wide object made of sugar and glycerol.
The worst that could happen is a weird feeling going down your throat.

I herd it will take a looonnnggg time to digest in your body.

you poop it out in 7 years!!!1

your digestive system can't digest gum, so it just slides through you and you pass it out in a couple of days

the whole thing about it staying in your body for seven years is just something that parents tell their kids so they won't swallow it! duh!