Coca-Cola is successful new treatment for stomach blockages
Coca-cola recommended as 'medical cure' for stomach blockages
The bubbles and chemical make-up of coca-cola makes the beverage an effective
cure for getting rid of stomach blockages, a medical study has revealed,
with doctors recommending the drink as an alternative to surgery. Doctors are using Coca-Cola to treat patients who have gastric
phytobezoar – more commonly referred to as a stomach blockage, The Daily
Telegraph reported.
The treatment is now being favored over surgery, as it has a success
rate of more than 90 percent, according to researchers from Athens
University, which detailed their findings in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Coca-Cola, along with the diet version and Coke Zero, have chemical
ingredients that work the same way as gastric acid, and the carbonation
helps move everything along.
A stomach blockage, often caused when some fruits do not digest, can
ultimately lead to a bowel obstruction. Doctors can treat the ailment
with lasers, endoscopies and surgery
According to the researchers, if drinking Coca-Cola does not fully
destroy the mechanism causing the blockage, it will at least make it
smaller, thus making it easier to remove through typical procedures.
