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Does an "empty stomach" have acid in it?
I know that the pH of the acid in an empty stomach is higher than a stomach with food.
I was trying to understand how water passes through stomach to intestines with the absence of food.
But this ...
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How does having an empty stomach affect absorption of compounds?
From personal experience, compounds such as nicotine, caffeine and alchohol appear to absorb much quicker into the blood on an 'empty' stomach', or after extended periods of fasting. If this is the ...
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