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What would happen if HCl is not secreted in the stomach?

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HCI provides acidic medium for the digestion of food as well as activates the proteolytic enzymes for digestion of proteins , So, in absence of HCI, no digestion of proteins would happen as proteolytic enzymes in stomach are functional in acidic medium and microbes may also attack the body
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