A stool culture is done to: 1  Find the cause of symptoms. 2  Find and identify certain types of organisms that are causing infections or diseases. 3  Identify a person who may not have any symptoms of disease but who carries bacteria that can spread infection to others. 4  Find out if treatment for an infection has worked as it should.
Meat may stay in the intestines for 24-72 hours and still depend on its type. Likewise, red meat in particular takes 1-3 days to complete the digestion process because of fat content and high protein, according to Lisa Cicciarello Andrews of University of Cincinnati.
Report Abuse. I hope this will help.... I'm a vegan, and about 2 years ago when I was going to give up meat i researched a lot! Meat takes a lot longer then 36 hours, for the most part meat has to sit in your colon and rot it's way out of your system.The average 25 year old female has 19lbs of un digested red meat in her (super gross!) Try taking a colon flush every 6-12 months to help push all that rotting meat in your system out. nutritionst I saw over the weekend told me to cut back on my meat intake because it takes 36 hours (on average) for meat to digest, therefore I should not overload my body with toxins by eating meat everyday.