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The amount of time it takes for food to travel from the esophagus to the stomach in an average, healthy human being is 5 to 6 seconds. Food then stays in the stomach for 2 to 4 hours before passing through to the small intestine.
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In all reality, it only takes food about 7 seconds to travel down the esophagus and into the stomach.
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