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Asked by: Dominic Marreco
medical health digestive disordersDoes plastic digest in your stomach?
Some "plastics" ie some packing peanutsareactually made frome corn starch and would breakdown inthestomach. you an tell if you have them because they dissolveinplain water. Regular types of plastic would justpassthrough the digestive tract unharmed.
Considering this, how long does it take to digest a piece of plastic?
If it's a smallbag,just a couple of centimeters in size, it'll probably passthroughyour intestines like any other non-digestible thing thatends up inyour stomach, like fiber or the random coin. Thatcould takeone or two days, depending on how fast your bodymoves wasteproducts.
| 50% of stomach contents emptied | 2.5 to 3 hours |
|---|---|
| Total emptying of the stomach | 4 to 5 hours |
| 50% emptying of the small intestine | 2.5 to 3 hours |
| Transit through the colon | 30 to 40 hours |
In respect to this, what happens if you swallow a piece of plastic?
Depending on the size of the plastic pieceyouswallowed. If it is pill-size small, it will glidedownyour throat easily, then you don't have to worry much.In acouple of hours you will pass it out with faeces. Donotattempt to induce vomit as it cause adverse choking and painsinyour throat.
How long can a small plastic baggie stayinyour stomach before dissolving? Never.Polyethylene ishydrochouloric acid proof. If an adult wereto accidentallyingest a small 1″ square piece ofplastic food wrapthey will most likely pass itthrough their digestive systemwithout harm.