Specialists from the University of Athens found that Coca-Cola brings not only harm to our health, but also benefits: aggressive substances that damage the tooth enamel of fans of this drink can remove gastrointestinal stones.

The study of Athenian specialists included a review of many scientific articles devoted to the study of non-traditional methods for ridding a person of gastrointestinal stones or, in scientific terms, gastric phytobezoars, which are dense formations consisting of hair, plant fibers. Such fibrous formations usually occur due to digestive disorders.. Another reason for the formation of stones are often operations on the gastrointestinal tract.. Causing pain in humans, phytobezoars impede the movement of food in the stomach and intestines..

The results of the experiments reviewed by the researchers showed that the effectiveness of Coca-Cola treatment in the fight against phytobezoars. So, in 23 out of 46 volunteers, stomach stones were destroyed from the regular use of only Coca-Cola.. Meanwhile, 19 patients were prescribed Coca-Cola in combination with other therapeutic agents.. Only four patients required surgery.. As it turned out, the effectiveness of coca-cola therapy is more than 91%.

Scientists believe that Coca-Cola promotes the dissolution of stones due to the phosphoric and carbonic acids that it contains.. For the destruction of fibrous compounds, their treatment with a strong acid is necessary.. If the gastric juice is not able to cope with this task on its own, it can be helped by Coca-Cola.. Gaseous carbon and sodium bicarbonate also have a similar effect..

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