How can certain foods pass straight through you when your intestines already have digesting food in them from previous meals blocking the path?

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It takes ~36 hours from the moment you bite into your meal to when you’re pooping it out. Meaning, your digestive tract has 36 hours worth of meals it’s currently digesting at any given time.

When you eat something bad, it seems that you’re on the toilet pooping it out within the hour. How is that even possible if the pathway is blocked by 36 hours worth of meals?

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Answer 1

Here’s an epic answer to your question from several years ago that I think does an excellent job of explaining the process, and is also very entertaining:

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