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I heard that food stays inside your system for a day or more. if i had a meal at 1pm monday. when would that meal come out (when going to the toilet)?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

It depends: Forensic pathologists have looked at transit times of food to estimate times of death. And we found out it's famously unreliable. One to 72 hours is usual.

Answered 7/6/2013

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A member asked:

I heard that food stays inside your system for a day or more. if i had a meal at 1pm monday. when would that meal come out (when going to the toilet)?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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