Re: Contents of the diestive tract

David Wright wrote:
In article <5qgh60Fvlr51U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
The Last Danish Pastry <clivet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
What is the average weight of the contents of the my digestive tract? I am a 62 year old man living in England. 6'1" tall, weight 180 pounds.

Probably less than a pound. For more details, see

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/fecalcolon.asp

The stomach has a volume of around 1 liter when full, which is about 2 lbs. I imagine that the small intestine can hold about 1 liter and the large intestine can hold about 1 or 1 1/2 liter, for a total of about 3 liters or about 6 lbs, although I would be most of the time the contents weigh about 3 or 4 lbs total.

Jeff



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