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Its because you stomach acid would dissolve the lining of your stomach and you would die in excrutiating pain.
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What is the fact in the world?
without mucus our stomach would digest itself
What is the wierdest fact in the world?
without mucus our stomach would digest 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.
Without mucus your stomach would digest itself is a quote from what movie?
Well... This sentence appears in "Penguins of Madagascar" series, in episode "Popcorn Panic".
What protects the lining of the small intestine from the acid that enters this area from the stomach?
The stomach lining is protected from the very strong acid of the stomach by a coat of mucus. It is secreted by mucous membranes.
Will your stomach digest itself if you dont eat?
The stomach will only shrink in size that's it . you will get skinner, and eventually malnutrition. The only organ that will digest itself when you don't eat, and alcoholic's are faced with this alto, is the pancrease due to excessive alcohol consumption, without eating.
Why does your stomach not digest itself if it can digest raw meat?
The stomach lining is impervious to the acids in the stomach, therefore the digestive enzimes and acids do not have the ability to digest the stomach. Also raw meat is not immediately digested by the stomach, some people have had up to 5 lbs. of undigested raw meat in their intestines at times of surgury and autopsy.
What happens when the stomach eats itself?
Why are you asking this? Anyway, when the stomach starts to eating itself, pls consult a doctor! When it started, it normally caused because of excess digestion or empty stomach. After it started, it will digest it stomach wall, causing a hole in the stomach. It is super risky as stomach contained a substance called digestive juice. When the digestive juice flowed out of the stomach through the hole, other organs is .... Somehow risky to be digest.
Why is stomach lined with mucous?
Your stomach acid is made up of enzymes which have the ability to digest flesh. If your stomach didn't continuously produce mucous to line itself, the acid would digest it and all other organs underneath it (assuming your standing upright).
Why is the stomach lined with mucous?
Your stomach acid is made up of enzymes which have the ability to digest flesh. If your stomach didn't continuously produce mucous to line itself, the acid would digest it and all other organs underneath it (assuming your standing upright).
Does your Stomach produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks?
Every 3 days
What could happen if your stomach didn't produce enough mucus Explain.?
If the stomach didn't produce enough mucus, "it would not be able to cancel out its own stomach acid and woulsd basically digest itself."
