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.
Muscles in the stomach help squeeze digested food into the small intestine a little at a time through a process called peristalsis. The food spends two to four hours in the stomach. The amount of food, type of food and amount of water you drink all affect the duration of digestion. From entering your mouth to passing as a stool, food may spend between 24 and 72 hours in your digestive system overall. Some foods may take longer to digest than others.