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What is HCL in relation to the stomach? What does it do?

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HCL is hydrochloric acid.

the hydrochloric acid (HCL) is part of the gastric juice that comes into contact with food to favor its digestion; as acids, it also protects the intestine from the entry of certain undesirable elements into the digestive tract.

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