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How does the acid stay in the stomach

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The acid in your stomach battles bacteria and helps you digest things. Your stomach protects itself from getting digested is by its own enzymes, or burnt by the corrosive hydrochloride acid, by secreting sticky, neutralizing mucus that clings to the stomach walls.

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