I drank soda throughout my childhood and really ramped up how much I drank when I got into college and finally had a bit of disposable income. At a certain poin

I drank soda throughout my childhood and really ramped up how much I drank when I got into college and finally had a bit of disposable income. At a certain point I was easily drinking a gallon per day. The thing that finally got me to stop was that I started getting throat ulcers every time I drank it. I'd been getting them for years up to that point, but much more sporadically. Once I stopped drinking soda, no more throat ulcers. When I need a carbonation fix I go for seltzer water now.