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The stomach will only shrink in size that's it . you will get skinner, and eventually malnutrition. The only organ that will digest itself when you don't eat, and alcoholic's are faced with this alto, is the pancrease due to excessive alcohol consumption, without eating.

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The lining be covered in mucus. So not really. But if something happens to that mucus, or if you develop an ulcer (like by heavy drinking) that isn't protected by that mucus on the other hand...

Stomach acid can melt through some metals. Enough said. Very painful. Buttermilk.

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no it can't because your stomach does no have a mouth

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If stomachs did not have a lining of mucus, your stomach would digest itself

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Digest food that you eat.


If you dont eat can you belly get larger?

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Is it wrong 2 eat cement?

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