Does bread form into a dough ball in your stomach?

Here's why:

* Digestive Process: Your stomach is a muscular organ that churns and mixes food with digestive juices. These juices break down food into smaller particles, not a cohesive ball.

* Breakdown of Starch: Bread is primarily made of starch. Your saliva and digestive enzymes in your stomach break down starch into simpler sugars.

* Stomach Environment: The stomach is an acidic environment, which helps break down food further. This acidity wouldn't allow for a dough-like structure to form.

What happens to bread in your stomach?

Once bread enters your stomach, it's broken down into smaller particles by:

* Mechanical digestion: The stomach muscles churn and mix the food.

* Chemical digestion: Enzymes, like pepsin, break down proteins in the bread.

The broken-down food then moves into the small intestine, where further digestion and absorption occur.