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Interestingly, my go-to hangover/nausea remedy has always been Coca Cola. I had no idea that OTC anti-nausea medication also contains phosphoric acid, or that i
by toomanybeersies 5y ago
Interestingly, my go-to hangover/nausea remedy has always been Coca Cola. I had no idea that OTC anti-nausea medication also contains phosphoric acid, or that it was even an antiemetic (or not, as it seems).
I've always put it down to the fact that Coca Cola is very effective at washing out the taste of vomit.
- teh_klev 5y agoBeing Scottish, Barr's Irn Bru (full fat) was my go-to as a pick-me-up after a night on the sauce. Sadly now ruined by artificial sweeteners replacing some of the sugar due to government sugar taxes on pop.
- mypalmike 5y agoAh I haven't had Irn Bru in ages. I used to find it at some supermarkets in the US, but I haven't seen it in around a decade. Sad to hear they've changed the recipe.
- teh_klev 5y agoSadly it's not just Irn Bru they ruined. Many soft drinks now taste completely off because of the sugar tax thing here. Another favourite treat was "Old Jamaica Ginger Beer" and that's now undrinkable. Sad days for those of us who enjoyed these things as an occasional pleasure and not as part of our daily diet.
- bluedino 5y agoCoke slurpees and greasy pizza from the gas station got me through a lot of mornings after I had been out drinking