If our stomach acids are some of the strongest acids, how do stomach bugs and tapeworms and germs not get digested in it? How is it that only things like insulin get digested?
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3 things.
1. Strong acids are dangerous and dissolve things that usually don’t dissolve in water, but it’s untrue to say that strong acids dissolve even most things.
2. Stomach acid doesn’t even do most of the digestion. Most of what the acid in your stomach does is make the conditions for certain biological enzymes to work. These enzymes break down some biological materials.
3. Like the other comment said, lots of the germs/parasites that are consumed are digested, but the ones that aren’t get you sick
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