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The pH of your stomach changes depending on what you are eating. If you are digesting a fat the solution can increase.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoFood that is digested in the stomach, such as protein, has to be digested at 2pH for the enzymes to work. I f the pH is wrong the whole digestion process will slow down
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∙ 11y agothe ph fall is due to the hydrochloric reaction when the salt bile is detained through alkaline substances.
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∙ 12y agoIt causes your stomach to die
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What is the pH of your stomachs and why?
The pH in the stomach is approx. 2; this help the food digestion.
What is the pH of a healthy stomach that contain some food?
Stomach pH at digestion is 2.
What is the optimum pH for carbohydrate digestion?
carbohydrate digesting enzymes have an optimum pH near neutrality so is for carbohydrate digestion.
What is the difference of pH in the stomach and pH in the small intestine?
The stomach serves first as a receptacle for swallowed food. Second, it begins the chemical digestion of the food by bathing the food in acid, turning it into kind of mush. The small intestine is where the nutrients are absorbed from the food. Anything that is not absorbed into the bloodstream is considered waste and fiber. This is passed on to the large intestine where is is eventually eliminated.
What are the changes in pH as food passes through your digestive system?
In the mouth, you have a pH of 7, in which amylase(the enzyme in saliva) works well with a pH near to 7. As you swallow the food, it gets passed into your stomach, which has a pH of 2. The low pH in the stomach helps digestion take place. Pepsin, the main enzyme in the stomach, works well with a pH of an acidic solution. Then the food gets passed into the small intestine. Here the pH is a slightly basic 8. The digestive fluids that surround the food, such as bicarbonate ion, work well in a slightly basic solution. The food has been split up into small enough molecules now and is ready to be passed absorbed into your bloodstream.
How does an antacid deal with chemical digestion?
Antacids affect chemical digestion by increasing the pH in the stomach.
Why does increase in pH help in digestion?
By increase I believe you mean the pH gets more acidic. The stomach is full of acid that is very low on the pH scale, and the lower in the pH scale, the more acidic Hydrogen bonds become. So, basically the more acidic the pH in the stomach, the better the food can be broken down (decomposed).
Chemical digestion happens with the help of that are sensitive to pH?
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During digestion the pH in the stomach is 2 What does this indicate about the optimum pH of pepsin?
Pepsin is therefore acidic since the pH in the stomach is 2
Why is the pH of stomach acid low?
Low pH is needed to start the denaturation and digestion of proteins, which occurs in the stomach.
Is a 6.5 pH level in body dangerous?
6.5 pH is too low pH for the blood. It is dangerous. You have got acidosis. The physician will take prompt action. The same pH in the stomach is too high. It is not dangerous. But it may hamper proper digestion of the food.
What are three stimuli that elicit a response from sensors in the wall of the tract organs?
Stretching of the organ by food in the lumen, osmolarity and PH of contents, and the presence of substances and end products of digestion
