How does smoking affect the pancreas?
Smoking cigarettes causes your pancreas to produce less bicarbonate, a substance used to neutralize stomach acid in your digestive system. Also, the chemicals in cigarettes cause the DNA of cells in your pancreas to mutate slowly over time. If your body produces less bicarbonate, you are more likely to develop stomach or intestinal ulcers, or pancreatic cancer. ChaCha on!
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