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How Long Does Food Digestion Take? The time it takes for food to digest can vary a bit from person to person and between males and females. Studies have shown that the entire process takes about an average of 50 hours for healthy people, but can vary between 24 and 72, based on a number of factors.
Depending on your individual digestive factors, the entire digestive process from eating food to excreting it via your stool can take between 24 and 72 hours, according to MayoClinic.com. Passing food from your stomach to your small intestine takes about six to eight hours. From there, the stool passes to your bowels, which includes the colon.