# How Your Body Processes Milk, Water and Coffee

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2120230011667873794
- Source account: [@Camiloruimind](https://x.com/Camiloruimind)
- Source language: Spanish
- Target language: English
- Duration: 2:18
- Published: 2026-11-10
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- Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/es/c%C3%B3mo-procesa-tu-cuerpo-la-leche-el-agua-y-el-caf%C3%A9.md

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee) You drink milk, water, and coffee. Do you think they do the same thing inside you? Look at this.

[0:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=5) When you drink milk, saliva begins to break down the smaller fats.

[0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=8) You swallow, and the milk reaches your stomach, where gastric acids coagulate it into solid clumps.

[0:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=13) Stomach contractions push the clumps toward the intestine, where it passes over the villi.

[0:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=19) There, enzymes break down the lactose while nutrients and calcium are absorbed into the bloodstream, distributing proteins to repair your muscles and calcium to strengthen your bones and your whole body.

[0:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=30) You're lactose intolerant and you drink milk.

[0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=33) You swallow, and the milk flows down your esophagus to your stomach, curdling as it comes into contact with gastric acid.

[0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=39) In the small intestine, people who don't produce enough lactase They can't digest lactose properly.

[0:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=44) And that's where the problem begins. The lactose arrives intact to the large intestine, where water and bacteria ferment the lactose quickly.

[0:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=52) The result? The gas gets trapped and makes your abdomen swell, sometimes painfully, but sooner or later, it has to come out.

[0:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=59) When you drink water, it activates receptors that send signals to reduce your thirst.

[1:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=64) You swallow, and the water travels down the esophagus to the stomach, where it mixes with gastric acid made of water.

[1:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=70) The mixture moves into the small intestine, where the villi absorb the water, carrying it directly into the bloodstream to optimize your blood flow, speeds up the filtration of toxins in the kidneys, rehydrates the skin cells,

[1:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=82) boosts your mental focus and refreshes your whole body.

[1:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=85) Share this so people drink more water. When you gulp down ice-cold water, the sudden cold overstimulates the vagus nerve, slowing your heartbeat instantly.

[1:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=94) Your gastric blood vessels suddenly constrict, causing cramps.

[1:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=98) It even sends pain signals to the brain.

[1:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=101) Drink it slowly. When you drink coffee, a very small amount of caffeine is absorbed in your mouth.

[1:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=106) You swallow, and it travels down the esophagus toward the stomach, mixing with gastric acid within seconds.

[1:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=111) It passes into the small intestine, where the villi absorb almost all the caffeine directly into the bloodstream, flowing easily to the brain to block the fatigue receptors, releasing dopamine and waking up your mind.

[2:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=123) The adrenal glands release adrenaline, making your heart pump faster, while coffee stimulates the activity of your digestive system, leaving your body on full alert.

[2:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=133) Three drinks, three different processes.

[2:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/YRHELWeUFvBC/en/how-your-body-processes-milk-water-and-coffee?t=135) Which one surprised you the most?