2006-07-19 05:56:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
It enters the esophagus, then into the stomach, where acids start to break it down. Then peristalsis sets in to move it down to the intestines, and then out it comes!
2006-07-19 05:59:57 · answer #1 · answered by kmack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Food travels down the oesophagus at a rate of approximately 3 to 4 centimetres per second (1 to 2 inches), and the entire process takes about 5 to 6 seconds. In the stomach, food tends to hang around for a little longer and this depends on a variety of factors including the amount of food you have consumed, how much fat it contains, and also the acidity of the stomach. However, all food should have left the stomach within 2 to 4 hours.
In the small intestine, digestion continues and absorption occurs. From here on, the time to defecation will vary depending on the time it takes to adequately digest and absorb in the small intestine. This will usually take 5 to 6 hours. The "food then enters the colon for further digestion and water reabsorption before defecation. The time from it’s entering the colon to defecation is about 12 to 24 hours.
Thus, the time for food to travel from one end to the other probably ranges from about 20 to 30 hours. Although I haven’t had the time to look further into the rest of your question, I hazard a guess that it is unlikely that meat will hang around for a week given that the gastrointestinal tract is very effective in breaking it down with various enzymes and acidity of the stomach. Foods high in protein and fats probably would probably take a little longer to pass through than if it were carbohydrate
2006-07-19 12:59:45 · answer #2 · answered by wickedblack67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's kinda like a laundry chute with the stomach being the basket next to the washing machine...pretty direct actually, until it gets to the digestive process.
rev. steven
2006-07-19 13:01:39 · answer #3 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stomach--small intestine--large intestine--out.
2006-07-19 12:59:47 · answer #4 · answered by Pepper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
through the stomach into the small intesines, large intestines, the rectum, anus and finally, back out into the light!
2006-07-19 13:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by KingRichard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Down, then out.
2006-07-19 12:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
down and out
2006-07-19 13:00:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stomache, intestines, sphincter, toilet
2006-07-19 13:05:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, toilet.
2006-07-19 12:59:16 · answer #9 · answered by me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋