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Your Stomach Lining Regenerates Every 4 Days to Avoid Self-Digestion

Your stomach's hydrochloric acid is fiercely corrosive, yet surface epithelial cells completely replace themselves every few days to prevent damage.

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Every how many days on average does the human stomach's surface lining renew?

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Bicarbonate-rich mucus neutralizes acid at the surface while stem cells rapidly replace worn-out epithelial cells.

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Stem cells deep in gastric pits continuously divide to replace surface cells while secreting a thick mucus-bicarbonate barrier. This alkaline shield neutralizes acid before it can digest stomach tissue.

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Bicarbonate-rich mucus neutralizes acid at the surface while stem cells rapidly replace worn-out epithelial cells.

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Every how many days on average does the human stomach's surface lining renew?

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An alkaline mucus barrier combined with rapid cell turnover

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