With oral consumption of kratom, expect kratom to remain in your system for over 30 hours. However, it’s a general timeline, and how long kratom stays in your system will depend on various factors and is likely to vary from individual to individual.

This guide will assist you in understanding the factors influencing the duration your system will accommodate kratom and how long it can be detected in a drug test. But first–

What is Kratom?

Mitragyna speciosa (kratom) is a psychoactive plant native to Southeast Asia. It contains more than 40 alkaloids, out of which mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are the primary psychoactive compounds that produce opioid-like effects.

In places like Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand, it has been used for centuries to treat fever, pain, fatigue, and other conditions. While kratom tea is traditionally popular, there are different ways to consume it, which include kratom capsules and shots.

In the past few years, kratom has become popular in the United States and is considered federally legal in many states, but the FDA does not approve or regulate its use. People use kratom powder, extracts, and capsules.

While there is no established scientific proof, user reports have led to the belief that kratom can treat various mental and physical problems, such as:

• Pain
• Fatigue
• Anxiety
• Depression

What Are the Effects of Kratom on Your Body?

The effects of kratom depends on the dose. In small doses, it tends to stimulate the user like caffeine does. Higher doses are said to have opioid-like effects, which reportedly relax the body and ease discomfort while producing euphoric or sedative effects.

How Long Does Kratom Take to Kick In?

Kratom’s onset time depends on various elements, including the method of consumption. In a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, the University of Florida, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, researchers found that almost 80% of users start to feel the effects within a few minutes, which lasted for hours.

However, a lack of research makes it hard to determine how it works. Since different people have different experiences, it can be hard to predict the onset time.

How Long Does Kratom Stay in Your System?

Kratom from oral consumption stays for more than 30 hours, but drug tests may detect it even past this time frame. Quite simply, it isn’t easy to understand how long kratom remains detectable. Among the various factors that influence this timeframe, the plant itself plays an important role—its age and harvesting time can affect the amount of mitragynine in it.

However, while some people worry about kratom-related drug tests, there are specialized tests to detect kratom, one of which is the 10-panel drug screening, one that is unlikely to be available everywhere.

• Kratom in Blood:Kratom stays in the blood for up to 7 or 9 days after your last dose, but mitragynine can be detected in blood samples even after a week of your ingestion.
• Kratom in Hair:Kratom may stay in hair follicles for up to 90 days after the last use.

The good news is that blood and hair tests aren’t usually used to detect kratom, and there is no information on the duration kratom stays in saliva.

• Kratom in Urine:A urine test is the most common method for kratom detection. It stays up to 9 days after the last dose.

While these are general timespans of kratom detection in drug tests, the actual timeframe may differ from one person to another based on individual factors.

What Affects How Long Kratom Stays in Your System?

Here’s the first thing to understand—consuming kratom in high doses frequently and extensively will build up more of it in your system, taking longer for your body to flush it out. Other than that, other factors come into play, such as:

• Metabolism:Your metabolic rate contributes to how quickly your body can break down substances like kratom. Faster metabolism means quicker processing and excretion. Your age, gender, diet, and physical activity may impact your metabolism, affecting how long kratom stays in your system.
• Liver Health:Your liver will metabolize much of the mytragynine. If you have a poor liver, the process will be significantly slower.
• Body Composition:Did you know that kratom is fat-soluble? It means an individual with a higher body fat percentage will take longer to eliminate it.
• Drug Interactions:Various medications and supplements can make it more difficult for the body to metabolize and flush kratom out of the system. So, if you’re under medication, it’s best to avoid kratom. Also, combining kratom with other substances like alcohol has life-threatening risks.

Conclusion

Ultimately, the answer to the question—How long does kratom stay in your system?—depends on several factors, as discussed above. Although, you’re unlikely to face a drug test designed to detect mitragynine, so you should be fine. But why take a chance?