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Curious Kids: does chewing gum stay inside you for years?

  • Written by Jerry Zhou, Lecturer, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
Swallowing a lot of gum can cause it to stick together or stick to food in your gut. www.shuttershock.com, CC BY

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Does chewing gum stay inside you for years? - Olivia, aged 12, Australia.


Great question, Olivia! The short answer is that most...

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