I swallowed a whole fruit snack...?!

Question: I swallowed a whole fruit snack...?

Is my stomach going to be able to digest it? It was really thick and big, it was shaped like curious george's head. I'm not really worried but I'm kinda curious is it like gum where it takes 7 years to digest? I mean I'm pretty sure that's a myth but still it takes a long time. It was kinda scary because I didn't know if I should try to cough it up or swallow it all the way once it started going down, so I just swallowed it. Will my stomach send it into my small intestine whole if it can't digest it? I mean there must be a reason we chew our food first right?

Answers:

yes. you will be fine hahaha

It would take 7 years for stomach acid to digest gum, but it'll pass through your large intestine and out. I have had a whole blow pop that has fallen off the stick before, scary, but it goes through.

Read more about the myth hear at snopes.com

http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/chewgum.a…

It will digest the same as any other food. The 7 year thing is a myth. Even gum gets digested after 24 hours

Lucky fruit snack...

Dont worry its fine. your stomach will digest it. you will be fine dont worry

You are so funny.

No its fine! Don't worry My friend always swallows her fruit snacks!

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