– If stomach acid is so strong, why sometimes do different food combinations make us sick / vomit? l.e. “The X, Y, Z are not agreeing with me.”

Question

Shouldn’t stomach acid be able to break down most anything? If so, why should different combinations sometimes make us sick?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Stomach acid, while somewhat potent, mostly exists to allow digestive enzymes(little molecules designed to go in and dice your food up into smaller bits the body can use) to be able to do their job.