Will drinking Coke dissolve gallstones?

Gallstones are a disease that is often encountered in clinical practice. This disease is mainly a disease in which stones gradually form in the gallbladder and bile duct, usually caused by infection and inflammation. It is accompanied by symptoms such as facial jaundice, fever and abdominal pain. Many people like to drink Coke. We all know that Coke is a carbonated beverage with a certain corrosiveness. However, we don’t know whether drinking Coke will cause the gallstones to dissolve in the body when patients with gallstones drink it.

Explanation of the conclusion

Theoretically, yes, unless you take out the gallstones and soak them in cola for a long time, they will definitely dissolve. If you are counting on drinking cola to dissolve the gallstones,

First of all, the acid in cola will draw away the calcium and alkali neutralization in your bones. Before the gallstones are dissolved, you will suffer from severe osteoporosis. It is recommended that you do not drink carbonated drinks, which are bad for our body and will cause harm to it.

Dietary advice

1. Eat more high-fiber foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, etc.

2. Limit cholesterol intake. Never eat foods rich in cholesterol, such as offal, egg yolks, etc.

3. Supplement more vitamin K, such as spinach, broccoli, etc., which are rich in vitamin K.

4. Avoid foods that easily produce gas, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, onions, radishes, soda drinks, acidic juices, coffee, cocoa, etc.

5. Drinking milk is limited to skimmed milk.

6. Eat more yellow and green vegetables rich in vitamin A.

7. When cooking food, use less frying and deep-frying, and more boiling, stewing and steaming.

8. Avoid eating broth with high fat content.

9. Keep the taste as light as possible and use seasoning in moderation.

10. Avoid processed foods and foods high in sugar.

Treatment

1. Common bile duct lithotomy plus T-tube drainage.

2.Choledochojejunostomy. 3. Oddi sphincteroplasty. Other treatments: Lithotripsy: including extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, internal contact lithotripsy (insertion of electrohydraulic lithotripsy through choledochoscope, laser and other energy contact lithotripsy) and endoscopic minimally invasive surgery for stone removal and lithotripsy. Caution should be exercised as it may cause mechanical damage to adjacent organs and recurrence of gallstones. Curability: Gallbladder stones can be cured after gallbladder removal, but bile duct stones may recur.

3 rows of stones. This is a method of treating gallstones that combines traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. The most commonly used stone removal methods include general attack and flat pressure. It is more suitable for patients with good gallbladder function, wide bile duct, small number of smaller stones. Generally, common bile duct stones do not exceed 1.5 cm and gallbladder stones do not exceed 0.5 cm.