Parker McCollum Swallowed Nearly 50 Pieces of Gum in One Sitting

There’s an outdated wives’ story that should you swallow a chunk of gum, it should stay in your digestive system for seven years earlier than your physique removes it.

If that is the case, Parker McCollum has plenty of gum in his intestine.

The nation singer reveals that he is by no means spit out a chunk of gum. As a substitute, he swallows it when he finished chewing. And, it is one thing he is finished his total life.

“I’ve swallowed every piece of gum I’ve ever eaten,” he admits throughout an interview with CMT.

You are in all probability pondering that is just some items of gum every week, however no — it appears like McCollum may need a religious bubble gum shopper, snacking on it virtually such as you would Laffy Taffy or Skittles.

“One time I swallowed like 46 in one sitting,” he reveals. “True story. And feel great. Doctor says everything is good.”

Is It Unhealthy to Swallow Chewing Gum?

Regardless of what the outdated wives’ story says, swallowing a chunk of gum doesn’t imply that it sticks with you for years. Per the Mayo Clinic, chewing gum is designed to be discarded within the trash, but it surely should not hurt you if it results in your digestive tract.

“If you swallow gum, it’s true that your body can’t digest it,” the Mayo Clinic website explains, “But the gum doesn’t stay in your stomach. It moves relatively intact through your digestive system and is excreted in your stool.”

McCollum’s confession got here in the midst of sharing what gadgets he has to have whereas out on the highway.

Whereas he named issues like heavily-starched denims, Lucchese boots, and even Smuckers Uncrustables sandwiches, surprisingly, he didn’t point out gum.

Maybe that is a given. Or he is already swallowed all of it.