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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Wouldn't all parasites be killed by our stomach acid? How do tapeworms and other parasites survive though the digestion process?
gpt
The egg coating is thick enough to survive the stomach acid.  But that breaks it down enough that they are able to hatch in the small intestine. 

Been watching the Monsters inside me on Netflix, be surprised what you can learn about these little critters.