Why Doesn’t the Stomach Digest Itself?
Posted By Zoe Delphy On July 2, 2007
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.
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This is such a cool fact it has made my day to know this
Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what does it look like when your stomach diguests itself?
Thanks for your write up. I am a student from Department of Physiology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
this is actually so coool! wow i didn’t know that our stomach’s could be so COOL yo!
Is the mucus from the nasal cavity the same with that of the stomach????