When food is swallowed, it Normally takes 10 to 24 Hours to travel through the whole the Digestive Tract. 10 Hours is OPTIMAL! (Dr Bernard Jensen). The end product of digestion is Toxic Waste. "Transit Time" is the time it takes for Food & Toxic Waste to pass through the Digestive System. If the Food & Toxic Waste gets "Delayed" or "Takes too Long," then it will Stagnate and Putrefy which then it creates Gas, Stench, and an ideal environment for Bad bacteria to thrive in.

 

The Small Intestine is approximately 26 feet in Length and it is in this section of the Digestive Tract where food gets absorbed 1st into the Blood Stream then it is distributed to the tissues in the body.

 

The Large Intestine

 

Is where burn’t Metabolites, Dead Cells and Toxic Waste are "Temporarily Stored" prior to evacuation from the body. The Large Intestine is also known as the Colon or Bowel and is the "Main" or "Primary" Pathway" for elimination of Toxins anf Waste from the body. The Skin, Kidneys, Liver, Lungs & Lymphatic System are "Secondary Pathways for elimination and detoxification of the body.

 

The Large Intestine is approximately 2 Metres or 6 Feet in Length and it is the Final Section of the Digestive Tract. When the body becomes Dehydrated, Water gets Reabsorbed or Scavenged from the remnants of Digested Food and Toxic Waste that is stored in the Large Intestine or Bowel. The Blood and Lymphatic Circulation draws water back from the Bowel through the Bowel Walls. The volume of water drawn back into the Blood & Lymphatic Systems or the Degree of Re-Hydration is dependent on the Degree of Dehydration in the body. As Water is drawn out of the Bowl, the "Remaining Waste" dries up and becomes more "Solid, Impacted & Hard," this can cause "Constipation."

 

As Water gets drawn out of the Bowel, "Toxins are Reabsorbed" from the "Toxic Waste Matter" in the Bowel. Dr. Bernard Jensen calls this process "Autointoxication" or "Self Poisoning."

 

The time it takes for Waste to travel through the Bowel is also called the Transition Times and it can vary from anywhere between:

 

1. 3 to 12 Hours for the "Average" Person

2. 3 to 5 Days for a "Constipated" Person

3. 5 to 15+ Days "Severely Constipated" Person

 

The Transition Time can also be dependent on the "Strength & Tone" of the "Bowel Muscles." Dr Bernard Jensen said "The Optimal Transition Time" from Eating Food to Evacuation is 10 Hours.

 

Transition Time is often dependent on the "Degree of Hardness" or "Impaction" of the Toxic Waste.

 

When the Remnants of Digested Food and Toxic Waste is emptied from the Small Intestine it enters the first segment of the Large Intestine, which is the called the "Cecum." The "Appendix" is attached to the base of the Cecum.

 

The Large Intestine is lined with tissue & glands that secrete mucus to lubricate ease and smooth the flow of Digested Food & Toxic Waste or Stool through the bowel.

 

Longitudinal and Circular Muscles embedded in the Walls of the Bowel / Large Intestine generate Wave-like Muscular Contractions, this process is called Peristalsis. This action forces Digested Food & Toxic Waste up the Cecum via the "Ascending Colon." The Ascending Colon is located on the "Right Hand Side" of the Abdomen.

 

The Digested Food & Toxic Waste then travels horizontally across the abdomen via the "Transverse Colon." It then heads Down the Left Side of the Abdomen via the "Descending Colon," entering the "Sigmoid Colon," then finally ending up in the "Rectum." The Rectum is the final resting place for Toxic Waste prior to removal from the body via the Anus. Waste is often stored throughout the Large Intestine.