How long does the food take to digest?

Answer 1

If you're describing bulimia and are thinking about doing it or already are doing it, stop right now. You can do irreversable damage to your body and can even die. Nothing is worth that. Incidentally, your body begins to digest food immediately after eating. Well actually that "digestion" is only mechanical digestion (breaking the food down into smaller bits) and is only absorbed into the body come time for the food to go into the small intestine (sometimes 4 hours later) .. however some carbs are absorbed through the stomach in digestion.

Answer 2

It doesn't take long before you can throw something up. For example, have you ever accidentally drank rotten milk? It taste disgusting, right? Well, after you drink it, you can tell that it's rotten. Once it hits your digestive system, you're body is ready to break down nutrients and vitamins in the food. But since it's rotten, there is nothing good in it for you, so your body rejects it and starts to push it out. And that is how long it takes for you to throw up.

Answer 3

It takes approximately 15-30 minutes. It all depends on what you eat. But usually its takes about that time.

Answer 4

All foods digest at a different rate. But, on average fora regular meal of food the stomach takes approximately 4 hours for the intestine to absorb the food from the stomach.

Answer 5

About 3 to 4 hours. A fatty meal may take a bit longer.

Answer 6

About 24 hours