[策划] 不小心咽下口香糖 究竟多可怕？(双语)

　　当你年幼无知时，有些人也许告诉过你，咽下去的口香糖会在体内存留7年。用孩子天真烂漫的逻辑来看这件事似乎讲得通。毕竟在嘴里都无法分解的食物，身体又如何能分解呢？

　　When you were a kid, somebody probably told you if you swallowed your gum, it wouldn't come out for seven years. And in kid logic, it seems to make sense. Gum just doesn't want to break down in your mouth like regular food, so why would it break down in the body?

　　这种逻辑可以防止你把口香糖咽下去，但是，咽下口香糖真的这么糟糕吗？它真的会像有神奇的定时锁般在胃里停留7年吗？它真的会粘在胃上，然后慢慢地一毫米一毫米地移动，7年之后排出去吗？细思极恐

　　This logic probably kept you from swallowing your gum, but would swallowing it really be such a bad thing? Is there some kind of magical time lock that won't allow gum to go anywhere for seven years? Does it just cling to the side of your stomach and slowly, millimeter by millimeter, get flushed out seven years later?

　　无可厚非的是，口香糖就是用来嚼来嚼去然后再吐出去的，不是用来吞下去的。但人在江湖飘，哪有不挨刀？意外总会发生，口香糖总会被不小心吞下。然而小伙伴们无须担心！你不会上下一起吹泡泡！

　　Well, gum is certainly meant to be chewed and spit out, not swallowed. Accidents do happen sometimes, but you don't have to worry about blowing bubbles at both ends.

　　口香糖确实会经过肠胃，但这个过程不同于你儿时的猜想，它和一般食物的消化方式不同。毕竟，口香糖由丁基橡胶制成，丁基橡胶也是制作轮胎和篮球的材料。那么吞下了篮球，你觉得会怎么样？

　　Gum does pass through the G.I. tract, but just like the kid in you suspected, it doesn't work quite the same as actual food. After all, gum's made from butyl rubber, the same stuff that goes into tires and basketballs. What would you expect?

　　假设你吞下一大块口香糖，不要惊慌。如果它能很轻松通过你的气管并没有发生任何意外，那么它经历的过程会和其他食物一样。

　　If you do manage to gulp down a big wad of gum, don't panic. If it gets past your air pipe without causing difficulties – and really, any large chunk of food could cause problems, not just gum – that gum is going on the same journey every meal you've ever eaten has.

　　在胃里，口香糖会遇见胃里的消化室：酸。即使是非常强的酸，口香糖都能抵挡强酸的分解。口香糖不会起化学反应，事实上，你的身体可能都不知道口香糖的存在。

　　In your stomach, the gum meets up with your digestive powerhouse: acid. Although it's mighty powerful acid, the rubber resists the acid's attempts to break it down. It's so un-reactive, your body might as well not even know it's there.

　　这时，胃里会有一些食物，例如玉米，这些食物也会遇到胃酸。不管怎样，无论你有没有吸收营养，肠胃的肌肉会接管一切并把它们排出体外。尽管口香糖没有营养，但绝不会等个几个月或几年才排出，事实上也就是几小时或几天内，口香糖就会被排出你的身体。

　　As it happens, there are lots of things you would normally eat, like corn, that will make it through your stomach acid as well. Either way, the muscles in your G.I. tract take over and push everything along, whether your body has been able to extract nutrients from it or not. So gum effectively has no nutritional value whatsoever, but it goes out all the same in a matter of hours or days, not months or years.

　　但是，口香糖之所以是用来嚼的，也是有它不能被吞咽的理由。通常在小孩身上会发生一些意外状况，就比如咽下太多的口香糖就会导致一些危险情况并需要医疗手段解决。想象一下，对于一大块卡住的口香糖医生会怎么做。

　　That said, there are good reasons not to swallow gum.

　　There have been some cases – usually among kids – where swallowing ridiculous amounts of gum has caused some dangerous issues that required medical attention. Just imagine what a doctor would have to do for a wad of gum so large and sticky that you can't get it out.

　　所以，即使口香糖不会在肠胃中停留7年，但最好还是找到适当的地方把口香糖吐出来。

　　So, even though your gum won't sit in your gut for the better part of a decade, it's best to find a proper receptacle when you've chewed the flavor out.

　　如果你身边有喜欢嚼口香糖的朋友，快跟他们分享吧！

　　如果你不慎咽下了口香糖，也不要担惊受怕！

　　If you know someone who's always chewing gum, SHARE this with them!

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