ANATOMY
GASTRO INTESTINAL
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Question
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interdigestive time
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Transit time
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intradigestive time
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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, absorption of water and, finally, elimination of undigested food. It takes about 36 hours for food to move through the entire colon.
Detailed explanation-2: -Transit time is the duration between when you take a bite of your meal and when leftover waste finally passes out as stool (feces). A meal could take anywhere from 12-72 hours to travel through the digestive tract.
Detailed explanation-3: -A stomach that functions properly will empty in 4 to 6 hours. Food generally takes 5 hours to move through the small intestine and 10 to 59 hours to move through the colon.