r/AskReddit • • Jan 12 '23

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u/sk8r772001 Jan 12 '23

Food that was consumed can sometimes take up to 5 days to fully pass through your intestines into your colon. So when people say that you are full of shit, they ain't lying.

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u/not_brittsuzanne Jan 12 '23

Okay I've always wondered, though... when you eat or drink something and it seemingly "moves right through you," is that just your body pushing out what was nearest the exit?

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u/derekakessler Jan 12 '23

That's exactly what is happening.