He leaves behind his wife, Nancy (Rexrode) Smith, two sons, Donald Smith Jr. and wife Maranda of New Castle, DE, Noel Smith and Jennifer of Swanton, three daughters, Donna Curtin and husband Richard of East Bridgewater, MA, Sungvien Uber and husband Allen of Swanton, and Monica Savage and husband Jason of Oakland.
Although chewing gum is designed to be chewed and not swallowed, it generally isn't harmful if swallowed. Folklore suggests that swallowed gum sits in your stomach for seven years before it can be digested. But this isn't true. If you swallow gum, it's true that your body can't digest it. But the gum doesn't stay in your stomach. It moves relatively intact through your digestive system and is excreted in your stool. On rare occasions, large amounts of swallowed gum combined with constipation have blocked intestines in children.
Chewing gum health scare. âA sweetener used in sugar-free chewing gum, some toothpastes and thousands of other products could be a severe health risk,â the Daily Mail reported. It says that the sweetener, Sorbitol, can trigger severe weight loss, abdominal pain and diarrhoea.