The most well known application of this theory is the use of a curve on a graph to represent the motion of an object, which could then be defined by a mathematical equation that would grant insight into the forces at work on the object. Further progress in mathematics was made by Oxford professor John Wallis.
The amount of time it takes for food to pass through your intestines depends on the type of food you have eaten, among other things. In general, it can take 24 to 44 hours from the time you eat food to the time it leaves your body as waste. The amount of food you eat and whether it is solid or liquid will affect how long it takes to pass from the stomach to the small intestine and from there to your colon.
After a person ingests food, it takes about six to eight hours to traverse the stomach and small intestine. Transit time through the large intestine, or colon, takes significantly longer, averaging about 40 hours. In men, the food remains in the colon about 33 hours, while in women it remains about 47 hours. When two British doctors researched digestion time in children, they found it was significantly more rapid than in adults, averaging just 33 hours from eating to elimination.