DID YOU KNOW AN EMPTY STOMACH IS THE SIZE OF A FIST? HOWEVER, THE STOMACH CAN EXPAND TO HOLD UP TO 4 LITERS OF FOOD AND FLUID, WHICH IS MORE THAN 75 TIMES ITS EMPTY VOLUME.
THE STOMACH IS ELASTIC AND CAN CHANGE SIZE AND POSITION AS IT CONTRACTS, WHICH, HELPS WITH DIGESTION. THE SIZE OF A PERSON'S STOMACH IS NOT RELATED TO THEIR BODY WEIGHT, BUT RATHER TO HOW MUCH FOOD THEY EAT.
A PERSON STOMACH SIZE CAN ALSO DEPEND ON THEIR AGE AND BODY POSITION. AN EMPTY ADULT STOMACH IS ABOUT 12 INCHES LONG AND 6 INCHES ACROSS AT ITS WIDEST POINT.
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