Post by Udeze Nestor (@Nesmoore1)

🧬 Your Stomach Is Rebuilding Itself Right Now

Your stomach contains powerful acid that can damage living tissue. So why doesn’t it digest itself?

The secret is an incredible defense system. A protective mucus-and-bicarbonate barrier shields the stomach wall, while damaged surface cells are rapidly replaced.

In fact, much of the stomach’s surface lining can be renewed in just 3–6 days.
So while you’re eating, sleeping, and reading this, your body is quietly repairing one of its most important defenses.
Your body is doing maintenance you never even notice. ✨

Source: OpenStax. (2022). Anatomy and Physiology: The Stomach. Rice University.

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