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Old November 2nd, 2005, 06:48 PM
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Default Re: Revoltingly OT: Size of your colon

For most people, it takes about 24 hours for food to transit the digestive system. So you'd have to eat at least 40 pounds of food a day to keep 40 pounds in various stages of digestion.

More actually, allowing for absorption of water and other nutrients.
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