Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma . Digestion time varies among individuals and between men and women. 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. this is all about digestion time limits and certain digestion fact please comment thank you

1. How Long Does It Take to
Digest Food?
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MARTIN SHAJI
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2. Did you ask yourself before what happens to
the food you eat?
First:
it passes through the esophagus. It moves by a wave of muscle
contractions that squeeze the food down at about 2inches per
second when the food, it into a churning pool of digestive juices, in
the stomach the food is broken in to easily absorbable ingredients
protein, sugars, and fats.

3. In general, food takes from 24 to 72 hours to move through
your digestive tract. the exact time depends on the amount
and types of foods you have eaten. The rate also depends
on factors like male or female metabolism and if you have
any digestive issues that could decrease the speed of the
process.
The digestive rate based also on what kind of food did you
eat? Fish or meat.
Fish and meat could take two days to digest but proteins
and fats could take a longer time to fully digest.

4. In fact, these high fiber foods help your digestive track run more
efficiently in general
At first, food travels relatively quickly through your digestive system,
for 6 or 8 hours. the food has moved its way through the stomach,
small intestine, and large intestine.
The range for transit time includes the following gastric emptying (2
to 5 hours), small bowel transit from (2 to 6 hours) colonic transit (10
to 59 hours) and whole gut transit (10 to 73 hours)
Fruits and vegetables which are high in fiber can move through your
system in less than a day.

5. Food is digested in the mouth, stomach, and intestine. Digested
food is absorbed into the bloodstream in the small intestine.
Excess water is absorbed back to the body in the large intestine,
any undigested food passes out of the anus.
Digestion is the process by which the body breaks down food and
pulls out the nutrients your body needs to operate. Anything left is
a waste product which your body removes
What happen during digestion ?

6. The digestive system consists of 5 parts:
1-Mouth
2-Esophagus
3-Small intestine.
4-Large intestine.
5-Stomach.

7. When you chew, glands in your mouth release saliva, this digestive
liquid contains enzymes that break down the starches in your food.
When you swallow, the food moves down your esophagus. the pipe
that connects your mouth to your stomach. a muscular gate called
the lower esophageal sphincter opens to let the food move into your
stomach.
The acids inside your stomach break down the food more than you
imagine and that produces mixture called chyme and this mixture
moves inside your intestine.
What happen when you digest food ?

8. In the small intestine, your pancreas and liver contribute their own
digestive juices to the mix.
Pancreatic juices break down carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The
undigested part that remains moves on to your large intestine.
Note: Pancreatic juices break down carbohydrates, fats, and
proteins. Bile from gallbladder dissolves fat, vitamins, other
nutrients and water move through the walls of your small intestine
into your bloodstream. The undigested part that remains moves on
to your large intestine.

9. Digestive problems
1-Bleeding.
2-Bloating.
3-Constipation.
4—Diarrhea.
5-Heartburn.
6-Vomiting.
7-Pain in the belly.
8-Swallowing problems.
9-Weight gain or loss.

10. A digestive disease in any health problem that occurs in the
digestive tract. Conditions may range from mild to serious some
common problems include
heartburn,
cancer,
Irritable bowel syndrome,
and lactose intolerance.

11. More digestive diseases
1-Cholecystitis and cholangitis.
2-Stomach problems.
3-Esophagus problems.
4-Liver problems including gastritis
5-Rectal problems such as anal fissure.
6-Acid reflux
7-Irritable bowel syndrome.
8-Lactose intolerance.
9-Celiac disease.

12. Tips for better digestive
To keep your digestive system healthy and avoid some diseases such
as (diarrhea constipation), try these tips:
1-Eat more greens, fruits and whole grains (vegetables, fruits, and
whole grains are full of fiber)
2-Avoid to eat meat a lot because that leads to heart diseases.
3-Add probiotics to your diet. This helps you to take out harmful bugs
in your digestive tract.

13. 4-Do more exercise. Moving your body keeps your digestive health.
5-Sleep 8 hours per day.
6-Drink more water.
7-Manage stress: avoid any stress and keep yourself relaxed.
8-Take away: Watch out what you eat to keep your digestive system
very safe.