TromboneAl
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In researching acid reflux, I realized there's something I don't get about how the stomach works.
When I read about the stomach, the general info says that food stays in the stomach for about five hours while it's physically and chemically broken down. It's then passed into the small intestine.
Makes sense, right?
But let's say that after 4.5 hours, you eat a piece of chicken. So now, you have these chunks of undigested chicken in there with the food that's been broken down.
What happens then? Does the stomach wait another five hours? Is the undigested food filtered out by the pylorus?
When I read about the stomach, the general info says that food stays in the stomach for about five hours while it's physically and chemically broken down. It's then passed into the small intestine.
Makes sense, right?
But let's say that after 4.5 hours, you eat a piece of chicken. So now, you have these chunks of undigested chicken in there with the food that's been broken down.
What happens then? Does the stomach wait another five hours? Is the undigested food filtered out by the pylorus?