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Zhuang Zhiwei | TVBS – October 6, 2013
Many people love drinking cola, but have you heard that cola can also be used as a medicine to treat stomach stones? This is no joke. A woman in Wuhan, China, developed stomach stones after eating too many dried persimmons at once. The local doctor prescribed her to drink cola for three consecutive days, and when she returned for a follow-up endoscopy, the stones were indeed gone. Chinese doctors explained that while they are unsure of the exact reason why cola can dissolve the stones, such treatment has been documented in international medical literature.
When stomach stones are too large to be removed directly, what can be done? Surprisingly, a doctor in China prescribed drinking two 500ml cups of cola a day for three days. It sounds unbelievable, but the doctor in Nanjing said they have successfully treated 11 cases this way over the years.
Yuan Jie, Director of Gastroenterology at Nanjing First Hospital: "At the time, we took the patient for an endoscopy and found that the surgical tools we prepared were unnecessary—the stones were already gone." Reporter: "How did you confirm it was the cola that eliminated them?" Yuan Jie: "Because the patient didn’t do anything else."
Chinese doctors conducted an experiment by placing stomach stones extracted from a patient into a test tube and pouring cola over them. Bubbles formed around the stones, which then gradually broke apart and eventually disappeared. Strangely, other sodas had no effect. Since cola’s formula is a trade secret, doctors could only look for answers in the cause of the stones—dried persimmons.
Chinese doctor: "Persimmons, black dates, and hawthorns contain a lot of tannins. When consumed, especially on an empty stomach, they bind with proteins and calcium (forming stones)."
Doctors speculate that the phosphoric acid in cola dissolves the stones, while the carbon dioxide causes stomach distension, increasing the space for the stones to collide and break apart further. This treatment was first discovered by a Greek doctor in 2002. However, doctors caution that since stomach stone patients often also have ulcers, cola therapy may accidentally trigger stomach bleeding or even perforation. It is not yet a mature medical treatment.
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Many people love drinking cola, but have you heard that cola can also be used as a medicine to treat stomach stones? This is no joke. A woman in Wuhan, China, developed stomach stones after eating too many dried persimmons at once. The local doctor prescribed her to drink cola for three consecutive days, and when she returned for a follow-up endoscopy, the stones were indeed gone. Chinese doctors explained that while they are unsure of the exact reason why cola can dissolve the stones, such treatment has been documented in international medical literature.
When stomach stones are too large to be removed directly, what can be done? Surprisingly, a doctor in China prescribed drinking two 500ml cups of cola a day for three days. It sounds unbelievable, but the doctor in Nanjing said they have successfully treated 11 cases this way over the years.
Yuan Jie, Director of Gastroenterology at Nanjing First Hospital: "At the time, we took the patient for an endoscopy and found that the surgical tools we prepared were unnecessary—the stones were already gone." Reporter: "How did you confirm it was the cola that eliminated them?" Yuan Jie: "Because the patient didn’t do anything else."
Chinese doctors conducted an experiment by placing stomach stones extracted from a patient into a test tube and pouring cola over them. Bubbles formed around the stones, which then gradually broke apart and eventually disappeared. Strangely, other sodas had no effect. Since cola’s formula is a trade secret, doctors could only look for answers in the cause of the stones—dried persimmons.
Chinese doctor: "Persimmons, black dates, and hawthorns contain a lot of tannins. When consumed, especially on an empty stomach, they bind with proteins and calcium (forming stones)."
Doctors speculate that the phosphoric acid in cola dissolves the stones, while the carbon dioxide causes stomach distension, increasing the space for the stones to collide and break apart further. This treatment was first discovered by a Greek doctor in 2002. However, doctors caution that since stomach stone patients often also have ulcers, cola therapy may accidentally trigger stomach bleeding or even perforation. It is not yet a mature medical treatment.
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