If your stomach acid so acidic that it can melt almost anything, why do other foreign organisms and objects still pass through like nothing happen? Why do tapeworms continue to survive and other bacteria?

Question

If your stomach acid so acidic that it can melt almost anything, why do other foreign organisms and objects still pass through like nothing happen? Why do tapeworms continue to survive and other bacteria?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Stomach acidic can melt *almost* anything. There’s still lots of stuff that it can’t dissolve. For example, the lining of the stomach itself. Some foreign organisms and objects have a similar lining that allow them to survive the stomach acid