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How long does the food stay in your stomach intill it gets to the smallest intestine?
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∙ 12y ago
It is actually said through all text books and book i have read that it is 2 to 5 hours that food stays in the stomach.
According to the Mayo Clinic, it is 6-8 hours for both the stomach and small intestine. The problem is that there exist other factors that never seem to be mentioned.
The single biggest factor is whether the digestive fluids are at full strength, or have they have been cooled or diluted by liquids taken with meal, which is the sure way to stop or slow a chemical reaction? If liquids are consumed with meal (common error), the length of the digestion process is lengthened, which exposes the stomach tissue and the esophagus to acid erosion, elevating risk of ulcers and esophageal cancer.
The second "time" factor is the complexity of the food eaten. Digesting a huge Thanksgiving feast requires a far greater release of digestive juices and time than a meal consisting of a large salad and piece of fish. Up to 80% of the energy available in a large complex meal can be used just in the digestion process.
A large complex meal of proteins, vegetables, starches, and carbohydrates can stay in just the stomach for up to 8 hours.
Unknowingly, people who snack consistently are also lengthening digestion time, as each new dose of undigested food will delay the movement of the digested food from the stomach into the small intestine.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoFood usually stays in the stomach for 2-6 hours
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on the food contents of the stomach and what your gastrointerial tract is like in terms of size, etc
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∙ 12y agoFor some people that have problems it might take 1-2 days but for a normal person it will take about 1-2 hours
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∙ 12y agoSix hours
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∙ 11y ago3 hours
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If the food passing in stomach does the food go first in large intestine or in small intestine?
The order is as follows: Stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
Does food reach the small intestine before it reaches the stomach?
No. Food goes to the stomach and then to the small intestine.
Food passes from the stomach into the small?
The small intestine
What does the small intestine help in?
The small intestine is where your food goes after the stomach. The small intestine digests your food, then sends it to the large intestine.
Does your food go down in the stomach or intestine first?
It goes through the stomach first and then the small intestine.
What moves food through to your stomach?
your large intestine and small intestine
Does both the stomach and small intestine digest food?
The stomach is a generic term for the system that digests food. The small intestine is a part of that system
What is churns food then passes it to the small intestine?
The stomach churns food and then passes it to the small intestine.
Does food pass from the stomach into the large intestine?
No
Where does your food go to after your stomach?
small intestine
Which organ regulates entry of food into the small intestine?
The contractions of the stomach propels the food into the small intestine
What hole allows food from the stomach into the small intestine?
The hole that allows food from the stomach into the small intestine is called the pylorus. It is a muscular valve located at the lower end of the stomach. When it relaxes, it allows the partially digested food (chyme) to pass from the stomach into the small intestine.
