You would be correct, the Pylorus Sphincter stops anything larger than 1 to 2 millimeters in size from entering the intestines. Solids do not oass through human beings.
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Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Pretty sure that’s not true…
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
ochi_chernye@startrek.website 3 months ago
Hey, if we can make a pencil out of leaves, cephalopods can swim through our GI tract like species 8472 through fluidic space.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The problem isn’t the space it’s the acid.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
No, the acid takes time, the bigger issue is the Pyloris stopping solid food.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 3 months ago
If they weren’t too big or have to swim through all the digestive juices, it would be entirely possible
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
For clarification, too big means larger than a millimeter for the human stomach.