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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If you eat bad sushi or some other bad food, the body’s first line of defense is to empty the stomach before any food can leave. The body does this by vomiting. This will remove most of not all of the bad toxins.
If something happens to leave the stomach, your body opens up the floodgates to empty the intestines as quickly as possible. Typically it can take a few hours (4-6) for symptoms of diarrhea to begin, but that can vary depending on what your body is trying to deal with, but if your body wants rid of something, it will do everything it can to get rid of the bad stuff.
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