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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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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agofood is in your stomach from any where from 20 minutes- 2 hours
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How long does the food stay in your stomach for?
3 hours
How long is the food stay in the stomach?
8 hours
What are 2 ways food is broken down in the stomach?
The stomach is a sac shaped like a "j" and is about eight inches long. In the stomach, food is mixed with acids. The muscles in the stomach move, which helps break down the food. The stomach is protected from the acid by a lining. From the stomach, the food pulp is sent to the small intestine. Food leaves the stomach a little bit at a time.
How long does bacon stay in your stomach?
A few hours if that as all food entering the stomach starts to be dissolved by the acids in the stomach.
When you die how long does the food stay in the stomach?
When you die, the food in your stomach continues to break down because of the stomach acid that is inside the stomach at the time of death. Once the acid has neutralized, the food will no longer be digested. This takes about 24 hours.
What are the Similarities and Differences between stomach and esophagus?
Both have food that passes through it. The esophagus is a long narrow tube that pushes down food to the stomach. The stomach is a muscle covered sac that continuously churns food
How long does the food stay in your liver?
Food does not go to your liver, food only goes to your stomach and intestines.
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.
How long does it take for food to travel from you esophagus to your stomach?
45 days
How long is food in the esophagus before entering the stomach?
8 seconds
What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat to the stomach?
The esopahagus is the pipe that moves food from your throat to your stomach. No digestion occurs in the esopagus, only transport.
How long does the acid in the stomach break down the food?
3-4 hours
