What If Your Stomach Acid Disappeared?

When your stomach is working normally, you probably don’t think about it at all. But when it starts acting up, you can’t ignore it. And right now, it’s definitely speaking to you. Because all of a sudden, you have no stomach acid. Why could it lead to infection? How powerful is stomach acid? Would you excrete food whole? How does lack of stomach acid affect your digestive system and your physiology as a whole? How bad is hypochlorhydria?

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[aihayasaka]

I should be asleep but this notification showed up lol

[sujithzone]

I was literally learning about human digestive system an hour ago.. 😂😂

[science.and.beyond]

So if stomach acid disappeared, we would pretty much all be eating baby food

[lyita]

It’s crazy how we have something like that inside of us...

[debalucoscarlanthonye.]

Animals be like: How to survive getting swallowed a person.

[kitkatscribbles]

Why did my stomach grumble while watching this XD

[_-.-_-.-_-.-_-.]

The thumbnail: *someone swallowed food without chewing it*

[antivee]

Me: At home with an upset stomach
YouTube: Ahh, yes. This is the appropriate demographic to show this to.

[thekillerfilms]

Basically every single one of these videos leads to death lol

[canadianrushfan]

I’m surprised unchewed corn can survive all that.

[kaheil]

I’ve never been this early to a “What If “ video before 👌😌

[AnonymousMC]

EXTREMELY close to 5 million! Let's get him there by the end of the week!

[buttergurls]

Everything that this man said in his video is exactly what's going on with my body right now. It's getting to the point where I'm drinking so many smoothies I don't even really care to choose food anymore. My hair won't grow, and I can't gain any weight.😢

[EJK]

I go through stomach pain and indigestion today and What If makes this video. Coincidences are something else...

[Templar]

Your videos really do help me out with science
hope i had a science teacher like you in school
keep it up, love your videos

[smartgamer]

I'm a 15 year old biology lover, clearly salute to you for being a better biology teacher than my school teacher 🤣

[aperson]

This is a live saver as I’m going to take an exam next week and I didn’t focus during online class. Thank you!

[jeremysheiner]

You basically just described my life. I have the gastric sleeve and I have (or had to) do a lot of the things they mentioned.

[nancyjoseph]

Fun Fact :-The average person produces 2 pints of saliva every day.👍

[Forgottenlostyoutuber]

Me: whatching this while eating

Stomach: I just lost my appetite