{"id":7032,"date":"2026-07-15T22:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7032"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:30:39","slug":"womans-stomach-condition-was-finally-cured-after-doctors-said-the-treatment-was-liters-of-diet-coke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7032","title":{"rendered":"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>Massachusetts woman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> suffering from severe <\/span><b>stomach pain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, nausea, and vomiting was given an <\/span><b>unexpected treatment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after doctors discovered a large mass of<\/span><b> undigested material <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inside her stomach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of rushing her into an invasive procedure, they advised her to <\/span><b>drink 1.5 litres of Diet Coke<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over two days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unusual treatment worked, leaving several netizens <\/span><b>surprised<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Doctors diagnosed a rare gastric bezoar that they believed formed after slowed stomach emptying linked to semaglutide treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Instead of surgery, the woman was treated with 1.5 liters of Diet Coke.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Physicians stressed that cola therapy is used only for carefully selected, medically supervised cases and is not a general treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCoca-Cola paid y\u2019all for this, huh,\u201d wrote one commenter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Doctors found a rare mass in a woman\u2019s stomach and believed her weight-loss medication was the cause<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"01-6a569d181b0e2__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?image_id=01-6a569d181b0e2__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?media_id=01-6a569d181b0e2__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01-6a569d181b0e2__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01-6a569d181b0e2__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/sick-woman-with-hands-stomach-suffering-from-intense-pain_4167105.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=1&amp;uuid=e786ba8f-d670-4fec-b43d-19adcae56eff&amp;query=stomach+hurts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Katemangostar\/Magnific<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors at Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital carried out several tests, including CT scans and specialised imaging. Although they found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/experts-reveal-why-most-people-poop-incorrectly\/\" class=\" staff-link\">stool<\/a> backed up in her digestive system, they could not see a blockage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An endoscopy eventually revealed that a large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/disgusting-things-encountered-with-patients\/\" class=\" staff-link\">gastric<\/a> bezoar, a tightly packed mass of partially digested food, was sitting inside her stomach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/craziest-cases-people-faking\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Doctors<\/a> believed the bezoar formed because semaglutide slows gastric emptying, meaning food stays in the stomach much longer than normal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some people, that delayed emptying allows food to collect and harden into a solid mass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/topics\/medical\/\" class=\" staff-link\">medical<\/a> team immediately stopped her semaglutide treatment before deciding on the next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Rather than removing the bezoar with surgery, doctors prescribed Diet Coke to dissolve the issue<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"02-6a569d1a15c77__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?image_id=02-6a569d1a15c77__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?media_id=02-6a569d1a15c77__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02-6a569d1a15c77__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02-6a569d1a15c77__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/pt-br\/fotografias\/mulher-com-dor-de-estomago-dolorosa-mulher-que-sofre-de-dor-abdominal-dor-no-abdomen-devido-ao-periodo-de-menstruacao-e-tpm-inflamacao-no-corpo-e-infeccao-cistite-KLamlrTAEWQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty Images\/Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors advised the woman to drink 1.5 litres of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-give-wrong-coke-diet-movie-theater\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Diet Coke<\/a> because of her diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a 2025<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMimc2502450\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report,<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Fizzy Fix, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in The New England Journal of Medicine, doctors suggested around three litres of cola over a 12-hour period; the amount was reduced because she disliked carbonated drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors also admitted they still do not fully understand why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/coca-cola-holiday-cans-hidden-secrets\/\" class=\" staff-link\">cola<\/a> works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is not well understood whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/acid-attacks-survivors-will-noor-india\/\" class=\" staff-link\">acidity<\/a>, carbonation, or another mechanism accounts for dissolution of the bezoar,\u201d they wrote in the case report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the uncertainty, the treatment surprisingly worked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"04-6a569d1da33a1__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?image_id=04-6a569d1da33a1__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?media_id=04-6a569d1da33a1__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/04-6a569d1da33a1__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/04-6a569d1da33a1__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/physician-doing-medical-checkup-patient_18946868.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=11&amp;uuid=332f5a5d-ef2f-4245-a587-f52466b8e7e8&amp;query=doctor+examining+patient\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rawpixel\/Magnific<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the second day, the woman felt what she described as a \u201ctugging sensation\u201d inside her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/postpartum-woman-belly\/\" class=\" staff-link\">abdomen<\/a>. Soon afterwards, her nausea and stomach pain disappeared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A follow-up endoscopy confirmed that the bezoar had completely dissolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The woman was able to return to a normal diet before leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/creepiest-thing-seen-hospital-workers\/\" class=\" staff-link\">hospital<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She did not restart semaglutide, was prescribed medication for acid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/er-stories-bad-treatment\/\" class=\" staff-link\">reflux<\/a>, and remained free of her abdominal symptoms during the following months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"03-6a569d1bb79a8__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?image_id=03-6a569d1bb79a8__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?media_id=03-6a569d1bb79a8__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/03-6a569d1bb79a8__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/03-6a569d1bb79a8__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/pt-br\/fotografias\/cola-fria-derramada-em-um-copo-rOkCHYgCI0g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Curated Lifestyle\/Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors also noted that for stable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/craziest-cases-people-faking\/\" class=\" staff-link\">patients<\/a> with food-related gastric bezoars, cola is often considered the preferred first treatment because it is inexpensive and carries fewer risks than invasive procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report concluded, adding, \u201cBezoars formed from food material may be initially managed with oral administration of cola in patients in a clinically stable condition. This intervention is generally cost-effective and is associated with a lower risk of complications than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/scary-little-known-science-facts\/\" class=\" staff-link\">invasive<\/a> procedures.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The unusual treatment apparently left social media users divided<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"05-6a569d1f98809__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?image_id=05-6a569d1f98809__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?media_id=05-6a569d1f98809__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/05-6a569d1f98809__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/05-6a569d1f98809__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/pt-br\/fotografias\/coca-cola-diet-pode-lAgnkVogtfo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quilia\/Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people were amazed that something as common as Diet Coke could solve a medical problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCoca-Cola does work. Back in 2010, I had severe pain from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/husband-tells-no-wife-child-water-birth\/\" class=\" staff-link\">epidural<\/a> after I had my daughter, and they told me to drink a 2-litre Coke, and that shit worked,\u201d one person claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another joked, \u201cLet me make an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/worth-it-in-the-long-term\/\" class=\" staff-link\">investment<\/a> in Coca Cola stock.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others said the story reminded them of personal experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"07-6a569d2320876__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?image_id=07-6a569d2320876__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?media_id=07-6a569d2320876__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07-6a569d2320876__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07-6a569d2320876__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m5PlrEQxN4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Radiology Educational Videos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd I thought my dad was joking when he said Diet Coke helped with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fitness-coach-reveals-underrated-supplement-that-fixed-his-digestion\/\" class=\" staff-link\">digestion<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, not everyone was convinced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSolve one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/creative-smart-ideas-solutions\/\" class=\" staff-link\">problem<\/a> just to give them another,\u201d one commenter wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another questioned the advice, asking, \u201cWhat type of doctor was that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"06-6a569d215e046__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?image_id=06-6a569d215e046__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?media_id=06-6a569d215e046__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/06-6a569d215e046__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/06-6a569d215e046__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/pt-br\/fotografias\/a-anatomia-do-sistema-digestivo-humano-e-visivel-4uUmTpyb5eU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Resource Database\/Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others remained unconvinced of the report altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cY\u2019all don\u2019t fall into this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/random-nonsense-animal-images\/\" class=\" staff-link\">nonsense<\/a>! Fix one problem just to have another one!\u201d one said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another viewer also joked, \u201cSo Coca-Cola over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/women-get-less-pain-medication-study-reactions\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Paracetamol<\/a> for pain relief? Got it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, one more person speculated, \u201cWhatever in Coca-Cola it works, it will eat up everything you ate. If it can eat acid off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/whats-your-social-battery-like\/\" class=\" staff-link\">battery<\/a>, it can clear your stomach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Coca-Cola was originally created as a medicinal tonic before becoming a soft drink<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"6a569ef9a971a__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?image_id=6a569ef9a971a__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?media_id=6a569ef9a971a__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6a569ef9a971a__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6a569ef9a971a__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/pt-br\/fotografias\/um-homem-em-pe-na-frente-de-uma-tv-de-tela-plana-0bfGnSU6rpY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yunus Tu\u011f\/Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One comment pointed out that Coca-Cola has medical roots, \u201cCoke was originally used as medicine, so it makes sense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That claim apparently has some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/real-history-uncovered-pics\/\" class=\" staff-link\">historical<\/a> basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coca-Cola was first created in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886, by pharmacist Dr John Stith Pemberton. He originally developed the syrup as a medicinal tonic before mixing it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/faked-liking-sparkling-water\/\" class=\" staff-link\">carbonated<\/a> water and selling it at Jacobs\u2019 Pharmacy as a soda fountain drink for five cents a glass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"08-6a569d2507227__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?image_id=08-6a569d2507227__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-stomach-condition-cured-after-diet-coke-treatment\/?media_id=08-6a569d2507227__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08-6a569d2507227__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08-6a569d2507227__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" title=\"Woman\u2019s Stomach Condition Was Finally Cured After Doctors Said The Treatment Was Liters Of Diet Coke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/pt-br\/fotografias\/uma-pessoa-sentada-em-uma-mesa-com-uma-bebida-YitKaw1iLnU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael T\/Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His business partner, Frank M. Robinson, came up with the name \u201cCola-Cola\u201d and designed the famous flowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/topics\/logo-design\/\" class=\" staff-link\">logo<\/a> that is still used today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Coca-Cola eventually became one of the world\u2019s most popular soft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/secret-life-of-drinks-handsoffmydinosaur\/\" class=\" staff-link\">drinks<\/a> rather than a medicine, doctors still occasionally use cola in specific medical situations, such as food-related gastric bezoars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sandbox-indoors-justin-kemp\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Massachusetts<\/a> woman\u2019s case, however, physicians stressed that the treatment was carefully chosen for a diagnosed medical condition and carried out under medical supervision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also noted that 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