system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: During food poisoning, how does the body decide whether to expel the bacteria through vomiting or diarrhea?
gpt
Depends on its location before or after the small intestine. Closer to the stomach means it's still in a liquid medium of stomach acid or bile and can be sent back up. Further in the SI or in the large intestine means that it's too far into becoming poop to stop.