Transit time

While doing an elimination diet, it can be helpful to know how long it takes for food to travel through your digestive system. Here are some resources to help you figure out your transit time.






Burkitt et al. (1972) suggested that the high incidence of colon diverticulosis and cancer in western Europe could be attributed to dietary lack of fiber, and noted that African peoples in whom these diseases are rare consumed a large amount of fiber and showed heavy fecal weight with markedly shortened gastrointestinal transit time. 






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