How quick is the turnover?

Just wondering if anyone knew roughly how long it takes for foods or liquids to move through your system.  If I eat something around 8-9pm, can it cause me grief first thing in the morning?  Just thinking this may help me determine what foods may cause my D.

Thanks...

A lot of factors come into play here, depending upon:

a) each individual's rate of metabolism
b) type of diet - some high-protein foods like meat take longer to digest, whereas fruit, vegetables, juices digest faster
c) activity/exercise speeds up digestion
d) water/fluid intake

Although I have a BM at least once every day, evacuation is seldom complete which causes gas and bloating. I have noticed that exercise, high fibre diet, and some teas help with evacuation. Increasing my water intake has helped a lot with flushing out the digestive tract.

It also helps to eat early in the evening (around 6 - 7 p.m.) to enable some digestion as a result of moderate activity before going to bed. Sleeping on a full stomach always causes me grief the next morning.

Please do not swallow sunflower seeds whole if you have diverticulosis or could potentially have, this could be very dangerous.