How fast can food pass through the body?

Question

I have read somewhere that it is normal to defecate about once a day. This leads me to think that it takes about 24h for food to pass through the body under normal circumstances.

Now lets say you eat some bad sushi that triggers “the runs” within an hour.
When you then defecate, is it the actual sushi that comes out or is it just the food you ate before the sushi?

Also, how fast could food theoretically go from mouth to anus?

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Answer 1

How fast do you want food to pass through your body? 😂😂😂

There are foods and beverages that can influence the duration. There are natural diuretics and natural anti-diuretics. So it can be anywhere from minutes to days.