• Question: Can cells in the digestive system react with one another?

    Asked by nobelseed to Helen on 19 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Helen Tunbridge

      Helen Tunbridge answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      I’m not quite sure what you mean by this, do you mean ‘can cells from your own body be digested’? If so, then yes they can but only if they escape from the wall of the stomach. The stomach wall releases hydrochloric acid to help digest foods, but it also coats itself in a thick layer of mucous which contains an bicarbonate which is alkaline, which neutralises the acid where the cells are.
      If this wasn’t what you meant, try asking again 🙂

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