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After accidentally swallowing a cherry pit, how long does cyanide from a cherry pit stay in your system?
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Exposure unlikely: If swallowed accidentally & not chewed, it will likely pass through your system mostly undigested within 3-4 days. The coatings of the pit are protective and a single intact pit would not transfer enough cyanide to cause harm. The body would remove any trace chemical over time. If you chew them up. it would be potentially deadly.
Answered 12/25/2020
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