Why does my stomach hurt when I drink Coke?

Coke is a common drink. Many people like to drink it. Under normal circumstances, there will be no abnormalities in the body after drinking Coke. However, some people experience stomach pain after drinking Coke. Although Coke tastes good, it is generally not recommended to drink it frequently. Coke contains many additives that are harmful to human health. Try to drink more boiled water.

Why does drinking Coke cause stomachache?

Carbonated drinks such as cola produce a lot of acid and gas, which may irritate the gastrointestinal tract and cause abdominal bloating and pain. It may also be caused by the coldness of the body, the stimulation of eating cold food, and gastrointestinal spasm. If you have stomach problems, it is generally not recommended to drink carbonated beverages. It is recommended that you eat small meals and a light diet. If you still have abdominal pain, it is best to go to the hospital for examination and you can take medication under the doctor's guidance.

Symptoms of stomach cramps:

People who experience gastric spasm mainly experience upper abdominal pain, vomiting, etc. Patients with stomach problems, such as gastric ulcers, stomach cold, gastritis, etc., are very likely to suffer from stomach muscle cramps.

1. Patients often flex their upper limbs or press hard with their fists to relieve pain. The pain often radiates to the left chest, left shoulder blade, and back. At the same time, the rectus abdominis muscle also becomes spasmodic. Or it may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, or even pale face, cold hands and feet, cold sweat, and even unconsciousness. The symptoms may be relieved after a few minutes or hours due to belching or vomiting. After the pain stops, health returns to normal. The attacks occur several times a day, or once every few days or months.

2. Sudden severe abdominal pain, like the pain of a knife, a needle, burning, or twisting.

3. Neurohormonal effects can cause stomach cramps. Gastric smooth muscle spasm is like a calf cramp. When it occurs, the abdominal pain is unbearable, and in severe cases, nausea and vomiting may occur.

How to relieve stomach cramps?

When stomach cramps occur, the important thing is to calm yourself down - preferably lying flat on the bed and covering your stomach with a little hot water. Of course, it would be ideal to be able to drink some hot water. The purpose of lying flat is to relax and use the body's own functions to let the spasm slowly disappear. This is clinically called antispasmodic.

If you continue to stand and exercise at this time, and run around to seek medical treatment and medicine, your cramps will not only not be relieved, but will become even more uncomfortable. I am not against the use of medication. Using medication to relieve spasms is one method, but compared to guiding the body to relieve spasms automatically, I believe you will definitely choose the latter.

Gastric spasm causes:

(1) Irregular diet may increase the risk of gastric spasm. Overeating and eating raw, cold, and spicy foods that irritate the stomach can often cause recurrence of gastric spasm.

(2) Smoking: The incidence of gastric spasm in long-term smokers is significantly higher than that in non-smokers.

(3) Drugs: Some drugs, such as aspirin, can destroy the autoregulatory function of gastric acid secretion and the gastric mucosal barrier, and can cause gastric spasm.

2. Genetic factors

The onset of gastric spasm is closely related to genetic factors.

3. Physical and mental factors

Gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcers, gastritis, bile reflux, long-term psychological stress or continuous high mental tension can easily lead to gastric spasm. Some chronic diseases are prone to be accompanied by gastric spasm, such as gastrinoma, alkalitropic leukemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema, cirrhosis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic renal failure, etc. Gastric neurosis is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system caused by disorders of higher nervous activity. Sometimes acute allergic reactions can also cause stomach cramps.