How long does it take for food eaten to be absorbed?

[Londongaygirl]

Just out of interest, I was wondering how soon after you actually swallow food does it begin to be absorbed as calories consumed?

Thanks

[michellestar]

[snow_flake51]

I'm trying to recover from bulimia, so my doctor has actually placed me on a medication to help my food digest faster. If your bulimic after a whlie your intestines will eventually stop working correctly and they will need medication to be stimulated. Depending on how long youve been purging for, theres been cases of people being able to purge food they ate 24 hour prior. When i eat now my stomach empties so slowly i feel as full as i did when i ate about three hours later.. so it really depends.

[anasatasia]

well im quoting a nutrishinolist which told me that when you eat food the first things to be absorbed are the unhealthy things such as fats, sugar, cholestoral and so on, so by the time you purge you will only be purging protien .

lov-ana

[thinisbeautiful]

It takes a few hours for your food to digest. You could easily binge and wait a few hours before purging. I did this a lot when I had to wait to get home from a family members house. It takes more than 2 hours. I'd say at least 3-4 hours, but when you get up to 4 hours the acid is so strong it's nasty.