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Why does your stomach produce hydrochloric acid?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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RaNdOmPeRsOn008

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9y ago

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The stomach produces hydrochloric acid (HCl) as an aid to digestion. This stong acid helps break down ingested materials so they can be acted on by enzymes and other digestive secretions. The end result is the "simplification" of food into "basic jeff

I only have a very simple answer: it produces the hydrochloric acid to break down all the food that YOU eat. it would even break down your stomach! but we have pepsin for that - I mean, to protect it.

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So it is able to digest the food and kill and diseses

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