When a young person has a dual diagnosis of chemical dependency and a. bipolar disorder, most doctors choose to treat both conditions at once. This can be difficult unless the patient is in a hospital or other. residential situation, where presumably he will not have access to drugs or. alcohol. Doctors must also be careful about possible conflicts between. medications for bipolar symptoms and medications used for other. purposes.
3 to 3 hrs in stomach. 6 to 8 hrs for digestion. it stays in the stomach for 2 hours and then in the intestine for another 2 hours. the undigested food goes to the large intestine and the digested food goes to whole body through blood. Carbhydrates and proteins about 1 1/2 -2 hrs. Fats 2 hrs.
The average stomach can hold about 1.5 gallons of food and liquid at maximum capacity. It only holds food for three to five hours, before passing it along the digestive tract. The stomachâs main tool for digestion is the powerful mix of secretions collectively called gastric juices.