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The chemical doesn't eat away the stomach lining because our stomach lining is surrounded by a thick layer of mucus that can resist the chemical in the stomach.
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Why does HCI acid not effect the stomach lining?
it does actually effect the stomach lining, but DNA in your stomach lining cells learn to produce cells faster. The stomach lining keeps burning away cells, but cells keep being produced.
What medical problem results when the mucous lining and part of the stomach wall are destroyed or eaten away from stomach acids?
A stomach ulcer results when the mucous lining and part of the stomach wall are destroyed or eaten away. The name of the ulcer depends on the location in the stomach. A generic term is a gastric ulcer.
How does digestive system avoid digesting itself?
The stomach lining is covered in mucus so that the protein-digesting pepsin won't eat away at the muscular lining. However, if the mucus wears off, you can get ulcers in the stomach.
What protects the stomach lining?
There are many things that protect the stomach lining. This includes good bacteria that you can ingest through yogurt. Probiotics are great for this reason.
Why does drinking alcohol cause stomach pain the next day?
Because the acid in the alcohol wears away your stomachs lining.
Which tissue has the most cells reproducing?
In terms of overall cells, it would be your skin cells, just from the sheer amount of skin. In terms of how often the cells reproduce, that would be the lining of your stomach. The hydrochloric acid in your stomach eats away at your stomach lining quickly, so your body must rapidly replace them.
What would happen if you drink way to many sodas a day?
Your stomach lining and teeth will start to erode away.(Proven Fact)
What protects the stomach against ulcers?
Mostly it is protected by a layer of mucus and neutralizes the stomach acid and keep sit away from the lining. Aspririn, Motrin etc decrease the mucus production.
What is the stomach lined with?
The stomach lining is made of mucous and if it gets eaten away by the stomach acid too quickly it can result in to health problems. It's a mucous layer that protects the stomach. Also allows acid created to not effect or destroy the stomach itself.
If you did not have mucus would your stomach digest itself?
Sort of. The mucus lining in your stomach prevents the acids that digest food from eating away the walls of your stomach. Once you have a hole in your stomach, the acids would then leak out and start eating away at your internal organs. An ulcer is an indication this is starting to happen.
Can we lose memories if we use pain killers for long time?
Taking too many Paracetamols and other pain killers like this can wear away the lining of your stomach, thus making you seriously ill.
What does mucus do in the stomach?
The mucus lining in the stomach is actually a protection barrier between the stomach and it's own acids. A new layer of mucus is created bi-weekly so that the acids in the stomach don't burn through the stomach and eventually the entire body.
