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I think you wld really have to wait a few days to have a truly "empty" stomach...
Well the stomach fully is emptied in 4-5 hours after a full meal. It takes another 2-3 hours of clearing from the small intestine. The stomach is not the issue because most of the absorption of nutrients occur in small intestine and not the stomach. This is why for test that require fasting, we recommend the typical 8 hours of fasting you hear from physicians.
Gastrointestinal Transit