Gi Transit Time?

[JerryK]

What's the standard transit time for the GI tract? In other words, if I just had a bout of

steatorrhea, is it safe to assume it was from yesterday's Apple Fritter?

[Lisa]

Jerry:

For most foods, it takes about 24 hours, a steak can take up to 7 days to break down and leave, according to Dr. Oz.

If you were glutened, the autoimune reacts may take several days to return to normal.

[Jestgar]

Depends on the person. Anywhere from ~20 hours to several days. generally the more liquid the quicker it went through.

[2kids4me]

The average time for food to get from one end ot the other is 20 hours, faster if the food has caused diarrhea.

Hope that answers your question.

Sandy

[JerryK]

It all fits. The depression that I get 2-12 hours after eating gluten. The steatorrhea that happens

24 hours later. Tooth enamel defects....it all fits together so perfectly, like a puzzle waiting to be

solved...

[jerseyangel]

My depression and anxiety start 2 hours after ingestion, also. I get paranoid

The GI issues start, but are worse the next day.

Sounds familiar...

[Lisa]

This board is classic for it's poop talk.

Before I was dx'd, every thing would clear out in about 15 minutes, looking the same as when it when in. And, with a 2 second warming.

[tarnalberry]

The standard is 12 to 72 hours, depending on food, person, and general diet.

[psawyer]

Before I went gluten-free it was as little as six hours, assuming the stuff went through rather that being "returned to sender."

I'm less aware these days, but my sense would be about 24 hours.

[CMCM]

OK, I wouldn't normally have brought this up, but I got a clue the other day about "transit time." I saw what looked a bit like blood in the stool and nearly panicked, then I started thinking about it all, what I had eaten the last couple of days, and I realized that the day before yesterday I'd had a beet salad...lots of red beets in it. Two days is what it took to exit and momentarily scare me!