How does the acid in our stomachs not dissolve us?
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Our stomach has a special mucus lining that mitigates it from dissolving too much of the stomach itself, but even still, it does dissolve it quite a bit, so the stomach cells divide quickly. A stomach ulcer is exactly what you’re asking about. The acid starts dissolving our stomach faster than the mucus lining can be made, and it causes damage to the stomach
It does, slowly! We just regrow the lining of our stomach faster than it is digested.
Stomach acid isn’t actually *that* acidic, as far as things go. It’s not like movie alien acid blood that eats through metal floors.
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