what happens to chewing gum if u swollow it? how many years does it stay inside that body?

Question: what happens to chewing gum if u swollow it? how many years does it stay inside that body?
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  body,
  chewing,
  eat,
  food,
  gum,
  stomach,
  swallow
Asked by anmolt to Alex, Jools, Lynz, Matt, Rika on 21 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by best2username2ever, priyanka1998pj.
- Lyndsey Fox answered on 21 Jun 2011:
  
  It’s an urban myth that it sits inside you for 7 years, the stomach doesn’t digest gum at all, it just passes straight through us within a day or so. So whilst it’s not a good idea to swallow it, it’s not considered harmful in any way 🙂

Question: what happens to chewing gum if u swollow it? how many years does it stay inside that body?