When you swallow a pill, it travels down the esophagus into the stomach, where stomach acid dissolves the outer coating to release the active medication, which then mixes with stomach fluids and is absorbed through the stomach lining into the bloodstream, from where it circulates throughout the body to take effect.
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How Your Stomach Digests a Pill 💊🫠 #shortsAdded:
When you swallow a pill, it [music] travels down your esophagus and lands in your stomach.
Once inside, stomach acid begins [music] breaking down the pill's outer coating, and the coating slowly dissolves and falls apart.
This releases the active medication inside, which then mixes with your stomach fluids [music] and gets absorbed through the stomach lining into your bloodstream. From there, the medication circulates throughout [music] your body, traveling to wherever it's needed to take effect.
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