He’s a real gumshoe. A doctor is setting the record straight once and for all about an “old wives’ tale” that says that if you swallow a piece of gum, it stays stuck in your stomach for seven years.

A 5-year-old boy in Ohio underwent a procedure to remove a clump of chewing gum stuck in his stomach, according to a case study published this week in JEM Reports. The unidentified child had ingested ...

An x-ray showing the stomach of a boy who ate an entire pack of gum.JEM Reports A boy, 5, was taken to hospital after swallowing an entire pack of chewing gum. A CT scan showed the gum had formed what ...

(CNN) — If you’re one of many people who have swallowed a whole piece of chewing gum by accident, one question likely popped in your head right after that startling sensation. (CNN) — If you’re one of ...

In a bizarre and alarming medical case, DailyMail reported that doctors at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio found themselves facing an unusual challenge: removing a massive ball of chewing gum from a ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something.

If you’re one of many people who have swallowed a whole piece of chewing gum by accident, one question likely popped in your head right after that startling sensation. How long will the gum stay there ...

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