On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:39:16 -0000, "MC_Emily" >
wrote:
>
>Years ago, when I was on holiday at Butlins Minehead with my kids and then
>husband, I had what I now know to be a severe case of food poisoning.
>Without putting too fine a point on it, toilet and sink were in simultaneous
>use. I had to crawl on the floor, as I was too weak to stand. My husband
>went to see someone to try to get a doctor and ended up speaking to a nurse
>on site. She told him that I should drink flat Coke and have nothing else
>for 24 hours. He came back with some Coke and I did as instructed. To be
>honest, I was furious with him because I really wanted some professional
>attention but was too weak to do anything about it. He was just too damned
>useless to take care of me properly, hence the 'then husband'!!! Anyway, I
>drank flat Coke for the next 2 days, spending my time between the bathroom
>and bed and it seemed to work, taking away the queasy feeling and obviously
>starving the bacteria that I'd got. Since then, if I ever have a mild upset
>(which is rare) I have flat Coke and, believe it or not, it works. I've
>recommended it to others before and they've said it worked, too. I would
>definitely *not* recommend it for a severe case but for a mild case it
>certainly helps settle the stomach. Perhaps the thinking behind it is that
>it provides sugar for energy and calories but doesn't provide anything for
>bacteria to live on. Or is there some other 'magic' ingredient? I don't
>know but it's worth a try )
>
>Jaqy
>
when i was a sprout (roughly when they started painting in caves)
there was a bottle of coca-cola syrup in the kitchen medicine chest
for use in the case of stomach upset. i don't recall whether it was
diluted or by the spoonful.

but, as i say, it was a while back. i seem also to recall a bottle of
paregoric.

your pal,
blake