In message >, Phil C.
> writes
>
>Same here when my son was young. A locum suggested the Coke. Our usual
>doctor was mystified. OTTOMH I'd have thought that the sugar in the
>Coke would feed the bacteria like any other food - and be no better
>than any other sugary drink. It's hard to think of anything in Coke
>that can't be found elsewhere. Perhaps some doctors had a contract
>with the company. Hmmm... or perhaps we misunderstood what they meant
>by "coke"...
I believe that in the early days it did contain cocaine , or at least
coca (sp?) leaves. May be a myth.
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June Hughes