Biology

How long does it take for a piece of gum to be digested?

It happens to me frequently, that I swallow chewing gums. Therefore, I wonder, what my stomach is doing with this actually unfamiliar content. Does...

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Where does the shape of eggs come from?

Regardless of whether we look at chicken eggs, blackbird eggs, ostrich eggs, turtle eggs or the eggs of many species of birds - eggs almost always...

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Square: In some chewing gums, sorbitol is included as a sweetener. And sorbitol can be used as a laxative. Therefore, even the opposite could happen and...

Question | How long does it take for a piece of gum to be digested?

Interest: Perhaps, the assumption of the 7 years comes from an experiment in which an attempt was made to decompose a chewing gum using stomach acid. And that...

Question | How long does it take for a piece of gum to be digested?

MediMan: Rumours, that chewing gums stick the stomach, are leading to constipations, or make the stommach seven years to work, I also hear again and again....

Question | How long does it take for a piece of gum to be digested?

Mandy: I have heard or read once, that the human stomach needs 7 years to digest a stick of gum. Therefore, you should not do it too often, because...

Question | How long does it take for a piece of gum to be digested?

Guest: There are also round eggs. But as far as I know, this is only the case with soft eggs, which, with there characteristics, do not have the problem...

Question | Where does the shape of eggs come from?

Chematik: Eggs are initially soft inside of the animal and they harden due to calcium deposits only gradually over time. Thereby, the egg is constantly pressed...

Question | Where does the shape of eggs come from?