Flammy3 t1_j649pre wrote on January 27, 2023 at 4:40 PM Reply to comment by WordsNumbersAndStats in Eli5: how does stomach acid not exit with feces when we have diarrhoea? Isn't it just a sphincter which should in theory not be infallible? by Thtanilaw1113 Bicarbonate should tend to make the pH neutral, not alkaline. Permalink Parent 1
Flammy3 t1_j649pre wrote
Reply to comment by WordsNumbersAndStats in Eli5: how does stomach acid not exit with feces when we have diarrhoea? Isn't it just a sphincter which should in theory not be infallible? by Thtanilaw1113
Bicarbonate should tend to make the pH neutral, not alkaline.