What Acid Is Present in the Stomach?

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HCL Acid in Stomach More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Ammon Bitter | permalink
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Once you start eating, your body produces a strong gastric acid called hydrochloric acid, or HCL, to begin the process of stomach digestion. During this process, foods are broken down into very small ...

For further reading: http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/hcl-acid-stomach-5355.html ^[1]

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What is the acid in your stomach called? More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Franciscus Storms | permalink
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Hydrochloric acid is the gastric acid found in a person's stomach. The stomach lining consists of parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid. This gastric acid is also important for certain...
For further reading: http://www.ask.com/science/acid-stomach-called-a7db93c5b8e2927b ^[2]

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Role of Hydrochloric Acid in the Stomach | More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Olivier Sztabowicz | permalink
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Hydrochloric acid, also called HCl, is a clear, highly corrosive liquid. HCl is one of the many chemicals released in our stomach when we eat a meal. The role of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, along with the other gastric juices, is to break down foods and cause the release of enzymes that further aid digestion. HCl also protects the body from...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/419261-role-of-hydrochloric-acid-in-the-stomach/ ^[3]

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What's the pH Inside Your Stomach? More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Talal Bakr | permalink
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Your stomach produces hydrochloric acid, so you would expect it to be acidic. Do you know just how low your stomach pH gets or whether the pH is constant? Here's a look at the chemistry of stomach pH.

For further reading: http://chemistry.about.com/od/lecturenoteslab1/a/Stomach-Ph.htm ^[4]

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How does your stomach keep from digesting itself? More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Wellington Maeda | permalink
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How does your stomach keep from digesting itself?
Tags: stomach, digestion, acid, gastrin, hydrochloric acid

For further reading: http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/digestive/question464.htm ^[5]

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Why don't our digestive acids corrode our stomach linings? More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Craig Zimmerman | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-dont-our-digestive-ac/ ^[6]

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Talal Bakr, Wellington Maeda, Olivier Sztabowicz, Craig Zimmerman, Ammon Bitter, Franciscus Storms

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1. http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/hcl-acid-stomach-5355.html

2. http://www.ask.com/science/acid-stomach-called-a7db93c5b8e2927b

3. http://www.livestrong.com/article/419261-role-of-hydrochloric-acid-in-the-stomach/

4. http://chemistry.about.com/od/lecturenoteslab1/a/Stomach-Ph.htm

5. http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/digestive/question464.htm

6. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-dont-our-digestive-ac/