Sometimes my stomach gets upset and I swear it is the food I've just eaten. Can it really travel that fast?
2006-10-26 12:38:51 · 4 answers · asked by mrsmolitor 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
You can actually time your own "transit time"... check out the link below...
The time it takes for food to travel through the digestive tract is known as bowel transit time. Bowel transit time varies considerably, even when repeated on the same person. Generally, the first marker should appear in the stool about 14 to 24 hours after ingestion, and the last should appear within 36 to 48 hours. A bowel transit time that is much longer (72 hours or more) indicates slowed bowel function. Talk to your health professional if you do a bowel transit test at home and get abnormal results.
Bowel transit times are affected by certain medications and medical conditions.
* Very long transit times may be caused by a narrowing (stricture) in your intestine, an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism), complications of diabetes, or Hirschsprung's disease.
* Short transit times may be caused by inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal infections, lactose intolerance, or irritable bowel syndrome.
2006-10-26 12:42:41 · answer #1 · answered by tampico 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you are lactose intolerant or have a strong allergy to certain foods, thos substances can pass thru the entire bowel in less than 30 minutes beginning to end., and take every thing in front of them with them, some times they have quite cute names attached to the process, such as the screaming me me` s ask some of your friends, you`ll get a whole new out look on life as it really is.
2006-10-26 12:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by robert r 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea, you have bad guts! not really, you may have a condition known as IBS. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, it's common, many folks have it. You can visit a doctor and see if he or she has something you can take to prevent it. Or prevent it till you make it home to your "OFFICE".HaHA, but it's nothing really major to worry about. But If you wish call a doctor
2006-10-26 12:49:21 · answer #3 · answered by Stoner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea
if u pearce ur ear and u take out the ering and pour water in it water is food
and so it takes about .0324 secs or howeva it takes it 2 go from 1 side 2 the other
2006-10-26 12:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by x1yofuzzy1x 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋