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After food is chewed it takes 5-10 seconds for it to pass down the esophagus and into the stomach, where it spends 2-6 hours being partially digested. Final digestion and nutrient absorption occur in the small intestine over a period of 5-6 hours. In 12-24 hours, any undigested material passes through the large intestine, and feces are expelled through the anus.
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∙ 14y agoDepends on what you eat. If you eat fruits and vegetables in raw it takes less than an hour. If you eat cooked vegan food it takes 3 to 4 hours. If you eat meat, then it takes up to 16 hours to digest. In the evening if you eat before 6 or 6:30 PM and eat vegan in evening you should get your food digested before you hit the bed and you will get sound sleep.
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∙ 14y ago3 hours for the whole process
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∙ 14y ago24-72 hours
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∙ 10y ago24 to 72 hours
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Who invented digestion?
Digestion is a biological process that existed long before humans did. Nobody invented it.
The internal process which makes food absorbable?
This process is called digestion.
What is the process by which food is broken down into usable forms?
its called digestion
What is anaerobic digestion process?
This is a digestion process in the absence of oxygen. This process however do not take place in the living body.
What is the process called when nutrients go from the digestive system and into the bloodstream?
Digestion
What is the process of changing food to substances?
The process of changing food to substances that can be used by the body is known as digestion. In the average adult, the whole process of digestion takes about 50 hours.
What is the process in which food is broken down into simpler substances called?
Digestion is the process of breaking down food into simpler substances. Digestion is of two types: mechanical or physical digestion, and chemical digestion.
How does digestion of carbohydrates and proteins take place in your body?
The digestion of carbohydrates (starches and sugars) and of protein is so different, that when they are mixed in the stomach they interfere with the digestion of each other. An acid process (gastric digestion) and an alkaline process (salivary digestion) can not be carried on at the same time in an ideal way in the stomach. In fact, they cannot proceed together at all for long as the rising acidity of the stomach contents soon completely stops carbohydrate digestion and this is followed by fermentation.
Does the digestion process begin with the large intestine mouth small intestine or stomach?
The digestion process begins in the mouth.
What is the difference between chemical and mechanical digestion?
Medical digestion is the physical process of breaking down food Chemical digestion is the process of breaking down food by chemical enzyme.
Explain in detail the process of digestion and abosortion of carbohydrates?
explain digestion of carbohydrates
Where does the process of digestion begin and where does most of digestion of food take place?
mouth
