2020-08-06 12:37:00
Digestion time is estimated at approximately 24 hours. However, some food are however more long and difficult to digest. They can therefore cause stomach aches and significant abdominal pain. This is the case with rich foods or poorly balanced meals.
The people sedentary, whose system is idling will be more vulnerable. The digestion time of a meal can thus extend to around forty hours.
To limit the digestive pain, It is recommended to avoid meals that are too copious, consisting of many foods, particularly in the evening. These require a lot of energy from your body to be eliminated and risk causing you pain or even sleep problems. In addition, poor digestion only slows down metabolism and makes it easier to storage of kilos.
We review in our slideshow the 20 most difficult foods to digest with Dr Anne-Christine Della Valle, general practitioner.
How does digestion take place?
First of all, it is necessary to understand that from putting a food in the mouth until it is eliminated through the stools, the average digestion time is more or less 24 hours. The complete cycle of digestion includes different stages.
Every bite is first chewed. Your teeth cut the food and your saliva coats it so it is broken down by enzymes. During swallowing, food is directed towards theesophagus then stomach. This is responsible for mixing the products ingested.
This phase lasts between three and four hours. The food is then reduced to mush by gastric juices and passes into thesmall intestine so that the nutrients essential to the body are absorbed. The stage intended for intestinal absorption lasts 6 to 7 hours.
Then another period of 7 hours is necessary for the food residue to pass into the colon. They are then released little by little towards the rectum where they will remain for at least six hours before being evacuated by the in it.
Digestion: what tips to digest faster?
To limit digestive disorders and stomach aches, it is recommended to chew food and take the time to eat. This simple tip makes digestion easier and avoids gastric problems.
Take your time at the table and savor each food. Eat in peace, leave your worries at the door to concentrate on your digestion. And avoid sources of distraction, such as television, and any source of stress. Anxiety also has an impact on digestion. In the evening, we avoid dishes that are too hearty and fatty. By requiring more effort and energy from the body, digestion can disrupt sleep. Better then avoid fatty foodsheavy and sweet at dinner.
Animal fatslarge quantities of protein or even raw vegetables should therefore be avoided if you want to get a good night’s sleep.
Also favor steamed vegetables, fish, such as fresh salmon, chicken breast (in reasonable quantities). Be careful, the digestion time of proteins is longer than that of vegetables. Focus in particular on fibers. Ingesting 30 to 35 g per day will allow you to better digest and assimilate food. We find broccoli, whole wheat, peas, apples, figs but also zucchini, carrots, cereals, avocados, turnips and pulses. The latter shorten the transit and provide a longer feeling of satiety.
We discuss in detail the foods that take the longest to digest in our slideshow. These are frequently the cause of bloating and abdominal pain.
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