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depends on what you eat and how well you chew and your metabolism is a big role. Athletes digest food much faster than couch potatoes.

"Digestion time varies depending on the individual. For healthy adults, it's usually between 24 and 72 hours. After you eat, it takes about six to eight hours for food to pass through your stomach and small intestine. Food then enters your large intestine (colon) for further digestion and absorption of water. Elimination of undigested foodresidue through the large intestine usually begins after 24 hours. Complete elimination from the body may take several days

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