How long does it really take to digest gum and rid it from your system?

Countless, possibly even almost all, children have been warned of the dangers of swallowing gum - its supposed seven-year digestion period and the equally long time it will stay in one's system.

Regardless of how the news of one's unfortunate fate is phrased, apparently, it's just not true. Find out more in the video above.

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