Flat Cola helps an upset stomach

[emzy]

Just thought Id share this one with the ones that didnt know, but flat cola is said to ease an upset stomach. I thought that was just one of the "strange" things my mum used to give us to make us feel better but the doctor suggested it to me today for my boys (they have had that nasty stomach virus for a week) so if being advised this my a doctor then it must work

[slinky]

wow, ya learn something new every day I never heard that one.....but how would you get flat cola?? not like ya can buy it!! or should you just buy a bottle and let it go flat in case

[Neil]

It certainly does but I find you need to use full fat coke with the sugar in it, not diet. I must admint i drink it fizzy, you just stir it up to make it go flat slinks.

I find ginger ale work as well, something about the ginger in it I think.

[Bonnyboy]

It's worked for me on more than one occasion

[slinky]

Originally Posted by Neil

I find ginger ale work as well, something about the ginger in it I think.

I always find it helps, when ginger's been in me....





.....ok, where's my coat.............

[emzy]

I got told to drink ginger ale and eat ginger biscuits to help morning (or all day in my case) sickness when I was pregnant - that helped a little

[Lilly]

Originally Posted by Neil

It certainly does but I find you need to use full fat coke with the sugar in it, not diet. I must admint i drink it fizzy, you just stir it up to make it go flat slinks.

I find ginger ale work as well, something about the ginger in it I think.

You're right. For some reason diet coke does not have the same effect. I couldn't believe it when I first heard about this but have since tried it out and it does work.

[Sara]

Remember years ago my doctor told me the same thing about flat coke, but he also said to eat a bag of salt and vinager crisps. Strange but it does work.

[emamum]

Its the sugar and salt... rehydrates the body, thats whats in dyoralyte.. salty crisps and sugary juice is good when kids are ill cos they will eat crisps and drink juice...

[AccyMad]

All true, and flat warm lemonade does wonders for sore throats as do raw jelly cubes ..... yum

[MargaretR]

Homemade rehydrating solution - it really works - used it many times

Important use the quantities as shown to get the best effect of absorption through the lining of the gut


one level teaspoon of salt
eight level teaspoons of sugar
one litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled
Stir the mixture till the salt and sugar dissolve.

[shillelagh]

No thanks Margaret - that would put my salt level up and over the limit.

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

No thanks Margaret - that would put my salt level up and over the limit.

I got it from a medical website

It replaces salt lost by diarrhoea - so shouldn't have any adverse effects

[flashy]

Originally Posted by emzy

Just thought Id share this one with the ones that didnt know, but flat cola is said to ease an upset stomach. I thought that was just one of the "strange" things my mum used to give us to make us feel better but the doctor suggested it to me today for my boys (they have had that nasty stomach virus for a week) so if being advised this my a doctor then it must work

yep my mate told me to give it to Reece once when he was a baby, and it worked, thats nearly 12 years ago

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Neil

It certainly does but I find you need to use full fat coke with the sugar in it, not diet. I must admint i drink it fizzy, you just stir it up to make it go flat slinks.

I find ginger ale work as well, something about the ginger in it I think.

If you've been out on the lash a bottle of ginger beer first thing in the morning before anything else, puts you right back on your feet, I know because I used it most mornings for many years when working away from home