How do gut bacteria actually make it to your intestines with the hydrochloric acid produced by the stomach in the way?
In: Biology
First, the stomach doesn’t constantly produce acid. That only happens when you’re digesting food.
Second, the bacteria in your intestines don’t have to pass through the stomach. They live and grow in the intestines, and it would actually be pretty bad if they get anywhere else in the body. The *E. coli* outbreaks you might have heard about in the news are caused by a germ that normally lives in the intestines, but if they’re ingested and digested you’re gonna have a bad time.
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