Food being digested in the stomach is in a highly acidic environment. When the food is released from the stomach into the small intestine, why is the environment no longer acidic?

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Secretin is a hormone that stimulates the release of bicarbonate ions from the pancreas into the small intestine. Bicarbonate ions help to neutralize the acidic chyme (food mixed with stomach acid) as it enters the small intestine, creating an alkaline environment that is optimal for the activity of enzymes produced by the pancreas and further digestion of food.

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