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Fact: Why Doesn’t the Stomach Digest Itself?

Digestion

If stomachs did not have a lining of mucus, your stomach would digest itself.  The stomach produces more than just the acids, fluids and other chemicals for breaking down food.  It also produces a lining of cells, or mucus, which protects the stomach walls.  These cells are constantly being replaced by the body to maintain a coating that will protect the stomach from the acids.

Although, exess secretions of stomach acids can be released due to things like stress or smoking.  If this occurs, the stomach walls may be damaged, and an ulcer is produced. To learn more facts about people, please visit our Human Facts page.

8 Comments

  • User Points: Not A Member
    Posted on 12th December 2007

    cool!!!

  • User Points: Not A Member
    Posted on 6th May 2009

    This is such a cool fact it has made my day to know this
    Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • User Points: Not A Member
    Posted on 10th June 2009

    what does it look like when your stomach diguests itself?

  • User Points: Not A Member
    Posted on 21st February 2010

    Thanks for your write up. I am a student from Department of Physiology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

  • User Points: Not A Member
    Posted on 4th March 2010

    this is actually so coool! wow i didn’t know that our stomach’s could be so COOL yo!

  • User Points: Not A Member
    Posted on 20th July 2010

    Is the mucus from the nasal cavity the same with that of the stomach????

  • User Points: Not A Member
    Posted on 5th January 2011

    yo? blahh blahh sience rules you suckk big oness im the only kool one here
    i would right more but im doing your mom at the moment

  • User Points: Not A Member
    Posted on 17th February 2011

    oh my gosh this is amazing =0

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