Worrygirl86 3 Posted July 7, 2021 I’m worried I drink a lot of diet soda usually full 2 liter a day but tonight I was stressed and had two 2 liters and feel horrible have gas pains. I’m worried drinking that much tonight gonna cause a disease Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 192 Posted July 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Worrygirl86 said: I’m worried I drink a lot of diet soda usually full 2 liter a day but tonight I was stressed and had two 2 liters and feel horrible have gas pains. I’m worried drinking that much tonight gonna cause a disease You have to watch that. You forgot about the caffeine. Really, the only thing that would be of concern is the sweetener. Chemicals. I drink weakly flavored sparkling water. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zazz 20 Posted July 7, 2021 Carbonation can upset some people's stomachs (soda in the morning worsens my nausea personally) and can cause bloating and gas. Artificial sweeteners kinda make them more fizzy which can make one more gassy. Two 2 liters is over 1 gallon which is a pretty large amount of liquid and would be likely to upset your stomach if drank quickly even if it were water and probably shouldn't be drank in a sitting (used to have a teacher in highschool who was an asshole and would get kids to drink an entire gallon of milk in a couple minutes... it's too much volume for most people's stomachs... so often the kids would promptly vomit). Artificial sweeteners aren't great but it shouldn't make you permanently or seriously ill. If you're concerned about the health implications of artificial sweeteners, even in the case of expired diet soda, I'm fairly certain they're reversible through abstinence... though I don't think this is what's going on here at all. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 429 Posted July 7, 2021 My wife drinks diet soda on a regular basis, but limits her consumption to maybe a can or two per day at the most. She said she needs the caffeine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Worrygirl86 3 Posted July 7, 2021 Thanks for replies i usually don’t drink thst much but yesterday couldn’t stop. I’m trying to not drink as much add other thinks to drink like sugar free drink or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davide.h 26 Posted July 7, 2021 What are you concerned about? There are healthy soda alternatives out there that taste similar. I've heard that "diet" soda is ironically worse for you. Do you like tea or coffee? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doug97 19 Posted September 9, 2021 Artificial sweeteners have been studied for decades. Thousands of studies by hundreds of scientists all around the world. None have ever found convincing evidence that they cause any health problems. We know for certain that sugar is much, much worse for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites