Carbonation? What's the deal? I keep hearing a bunch of different reasons why we can't have it...I took a sip or two and I didn't have any adverse effects.. Anyone? Help?? I just want seltzer water...

Before surgery I was told that I would have to get off carbonated beverages and caffeine prior to the operation. I was on a 6 diet coke a day habit. So I went cold turkey. I suffered through withdrawal for about a week. But because of that change alone I lost 20 pounds before the operation.

It is my belief that the carbonation produce miniature explosions in the stomach that slowly over time cause the stomach to expand. As the stomach expands it allows one to eat more and thus results in weight gain.

Miniature explosions?

Miniature explosions?

Carbonization is the process of forcing carbon dioxide to be absorbed by a liquid. When you drink a carbonated drink, this gas is released from the liquid as bubbles. It's what gives the carbonated drink its phizz. Although I refer to it as miniature explosions it is probably more appropriate to describe it as an expansion of the stomach by the release of a gas, like blowing up a ballon.