What happens when a person eats something that can’t be dissolved in the stomach?

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I understand how certain things can be toxic because of chemicals it is made of but what about if someone ate something that stomach acids couldn’t break down? I’m not actually sure the limits but I would think a number of minerals or gemstones wouldn’t be able to be broken down entirely. Could they clog parts of the body?

Edit: I also mean something that is generally larger than corn or other normal edible objects. A large gemstone for instance, as portrayed in various comedy scenarios.

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Corn & peanuts are 2 things that exit the body the same way they went in, stomach acid does not desolve them. They have no cellulose or water soluble fibre so they do not get digested, they just pass through in the same state they were when you swallowed them.

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