Your stomach lining also secretes hydrochloric acid, which creates the ideal conditions for the protein-digesting enzymes to work. The potent hydrochloric acid kills bacteria, protecting your body from harmful microbes which can enter your body in food.
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the stomach secrets hydrochloric acid in order to activate the pepsin it also kills many bacteria and germs which enter the mouth along with the food
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