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This depends on a variety of factors including the type of food, your level of activity and what else you intake over the period of digestion.
Food can stay in the stomach anywhere from a few minutes to several hours.
Small amounts of easy to digest material will pass through the stomach in just a few minutes
The more food added and the thickness and density of the food, the longer it will take.
Also, including fluids such as water will cause digestion to take even longer as you will be watering down the stomach acids.
Large amounts of hard to digest food which have been consumed along with liquids may stay in the stomach for 6 to 8 hours.
The average is 2 to 4 hours for a small meal with moderate fluid intake.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoFood spends about 3 or 4 hours in the stomach it then takes it about 3 more hours , sometimes more to move through the small intestine, After that it moves into the large intestine where it can stay for up to 36 hours dependant the food you ate. so unless you swallow a laxative of some sort, it can take about 40 hours or more.
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∙ 13y agothis depends on what you eat food can be in your stomach anywhere from 20 minutes to 5 to 6 hours
Lipids or fats stay in the stomach longer than carbs and sugars which is why high fat foods make you feel fuller
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∙ 12y agoWiki User
∙ 10y agoit takes between 32 - 70 hours for all food to be completly excreted after eating
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What is found in the stomach after a meal?
After a meal? Hmmmm. Food perhaps.
How long does the food stay in stomach?
If your asking how long does food stay in your stomach before digesting is 4-6 hours. Depending on if your active after eating or not.
What food looks like in your stomach?
oat meal
How long does spaghetti stay in your stomach?
After food is digested in the stomach -- which takes about 3-4 hours -- it leaves the stomach. Chyme (or food and stomach acid) enters the small intestine at a rate of about 100-300 ml every hour. Depending on how much you ate (the average meal is probably 600-800 ml after digestion), food can be in your stomach anywhere from 3.5 hours to 7 hours.
How long does it take for a meal to completely eliminated for the stomach?
a day
When you take stuff with a meal is it before or after the meal?
Usually it's after a meal. It's just so you have food in your stomach to go along with what you're taking.
What Organ churns and mixes food?
The stomach acts as a reservoir for food, churns the food, mixes it with gastric juices, and gradually releases the food into the small intestine. Some water, alcohol, and glucose are absorbed directly through the stomach into the bloodstream. Enzymes secreted by the stomach help break down proteins and fats into simpler substances. Hydrochloric acid secreted by the stomach kills bacteria and prepares some minerals for absorption in the small intestine. Some food may leave the stomach one minute after it enters, while other parts of a meal may remain in the stomach for as long as five hours.
What causes inflammation to the stomach after a meal?
Oily food can cause inflamation, so eat dry food.
About how long does it take for a meal to be completely eliminated from the stomach?
4 hours
What are the side-effects of eating non-vegetarian food?
There are no bad side effects that will happen just because a food or meal is non-vegetarian. For an individual who has been vegetarian a long time, eating a non-vegetarian meal may cause some stomach discomfort as their body is not used to that particular food or having to digest that particular food in a long time.
How many ounces of food per meal should you put in your stomach?
20 oz
What the stomach does in the digestion system?
The stomach digests the proteins in a meal. When it is finished digesting those proteins, the food leaves the stomach to be digested more and absorbed in the small intestine.
