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aklim · #1 03-10-2010, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

Later in the evening, almost always, I'd catch a whiff of my pits at bedtime. WOOO-EEEE, there was suddenly some nasty stink going on that I hadn't smelled in some time.

I don't know about that. Can the food get digested and sent all the way to the skin in a matter of hours?

raymr · #2 03-10-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by aklim

I don't know about that. Can the food get digested and sent all the way to the skin in a matter of hours?

The stomach pretty much 'cooks' everything eventually, once it gets there. But before that there is contact in the mouth and esophagus. Plenty of time for trans-dermal diffusion directly into the blood stream. I think alcohol starts absorbing right away in the stomach.

aklim · #3 03-10-2010, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by raymr

The stomach pretty much 'cooks' everything eventually, once it gets there. But before that there is contact in the mouth and esophagus. Plenty of time for trans-dermal diffusion directly into the blood stream. I think alcohol starts absorbing right away in the stomach.

I think alcohol absorbs from anywheres. IIRC, alcoholics avoid mouthwash with alcohol for that reason. Whether food can be done like that I am not totally sure. That is why I raised that question. Anyone know some science paper that shows one way or the other?

aklim · #4 03-10-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by raymr

The stomach pretty much 'cooks' everything eventually, once it gets there. But before that there is contact in the mouth and esophagus. Plenty of time for trans-dermal diffusion directly into the blood stream. I think alcohol starts absorbing right away in the stomach.

What I have been reading, and I might be wrong, is that while esophageal absorption is possible (water, alcohol), because of the speed the food is going down, it is not going to absorb a whole lot. It has to stay somewhere to be absorbed.

raymr · #5 03-10-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by aklim

What I have been reading, and I might be wrong, is that while esophageal absorption is possible (water, alcohol), because of the speed the food is going down, it is not going to absorb a whole lot. It has to stay somewhere to be absorbed.

Just trolling the web (webMD among others) - garlic, curry, onions, coffee and alcohol seem to be common causes of BO. So if you're having an Irish Coffee after a big Indian curry dinner, that would be kind of a perfect storm.