Question

For how much time an average meal stays in a fish-hook stomach?

• A. 6---8 hrs
• B. 3----4 hrs
• C. 1---2 hrs
• D. 8---10 hrs

Answer 1

The correct option is B 3----4 hrs

• Variables considered with feeding rate and gastric evacuation time includes temperature, season, activity, body size, gut capacity, satiety, and metabolic rate.
• Gastric emptying rate declines more or less exponentially with time. Larger meals first are digested at a faster rate than small meals and the amount of pepsin and acid produced was somewhat proportional to the degree of distension of the stomach.
• Stomach mobility often increases with the degree of stomach distension also. Gastric emptying time is approximately 3 - 4 hours.