Bowel Transit Time

Results

A bowel transit time test measures how long it takes for food to travel through the digestive tract.

Bowel transit time depends on what types of food you eat and how much you drink. Different people have different bowel transit times.

Bowel transit time

Normal:	The last pellets show up within 36 to 48 hours.
Slowed:	The pellets take more than 72 hours to show up in the stool.

 

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Author:	Ralph Poore Monica Rhodes	Last Updated: May 30, 2008
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Peter J. Kahrilas, MD - Gastroenterology Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
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