Why is coca cola sometimes advised in a case of diarrhea ?

Subject: Why is coca cola sometimes advised in a case of diarrhea ?

Date: Wed Jul 21 12:14:45 1999
Posted by Jan Aerts
Grade level: grad (science) School: RUG
City: Gent State/Province: No state entered. Country: Belgium
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 932577285.Me

Message:


In cases of diarrhea doctors sometimes advise the use of coca 
cola. How could the patient benefit from this ? Someone 
suggested it could be related to the acidity of coca cola. I 
doubt this because the stomach contents is even more acidic.

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