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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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe lining be covered in mucus. So not really. But if something happens to that mucus, or if you develop an ulcer (like by heavy drinking) that isn't protected by that mucus on the other hand...
Stomach acid can melt through some metals. Enough said. Very painful. Buttermilk.
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∙ 13y agono it can't because your stomach does no have a mouth
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∙ 13y agoIf stomachs did not have a lining of mucus, your stomach would digest itself
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∙ 11y agoYes
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∙ 13y agoyes...
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What does a stomach and intestines do?
Digest food that you eat.
If you dont eat can you belly get larger?
Yes. There is a condition where the stomach digests and produces gases, but since there is no or little food to digest, the stomach produces to much of the gases and the stomach will expand and distend as a result.
What is released in the stomach to digest the food you eat?
HCL
What does your stomach secrete to digest the foods you eat?
Hyderochloric acid
Can your stomach digest a stomach if you eat one?
=Of coarse ,can you live without mucus is the real question!!!!!=
How does the chipmunks digestive system work?
they eat food and it digest in their stomach
Can a person whose stomach has been removes digest food?
A person whose stomach has been removed can be able to digest food. Removal of the stomach does not in any way affect the ability to digest food.
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.
Why don't the eggs you eat hatch?
It is because the eggs had been digest by our stomach.
Why is the mucous layer in your stomach formed for?
Gastric juice is composed of hydrochloric acid and pepsin, which are used to dissolve and digest food so the nutrients from the food you eat may be absorbed by the villus in the small intestine. The mucous layer lining the stomach is so that the stomach doesn't digest itself! Gastic juice has a pH of 1.5-3, so it's incredibly acidic and powerful.
Is it wrong 2 eat cement?
yes because of the chemicals it has and because it hardens in your stomach and the stomach acid wont digest it properly
Do starfish eat with their mouths?
No, starfish do not eat with their mouths. Instead, they turn their stomach inside out to grab and partially digest the food they want to eat.
