The method, which seems somewhat unusual, really worked.
NZ Beth Brash She recently visited one of her favorite restaurants to try her new chicken dish. While eating the spicy food, the woman began to feel a tickling in her throat, which turned out to be caused by a small stuck piece of chicken bone.
The woman did not immediately consult a doctor, as she thought that the piece of bone would go away on its own, but it did not. Finally, he went to the emergency room, where the otolaryngologist determined there was indeed a small piece of chicken bone stuck in his throat. The woman panicked, as she expected that the bone would have to be removed from her throat with some surgical intervention. However, the doctor suggested a gentler, if unusual, method: drink four cans of sugary cola, because it would melt the piece of bone.
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Brash went to the supermarket and bought four colas and drank them all day. To his great surprise, the syrup really helped, and he felt better the next morning, the chicken bone from his throat had disappeared.
Dr. Brian BeattyHead of New Zealand General Practice, A stuff.co.nzHe stated that he had never come across this method before, but added that cola is known to be an acidic drink that can even break down tooth enamel, for example.
“If he could have avoided surgery, arthroscopy or any other intervention, he would have obviously succeeded.” admitted the specialist.
Beth Brush did an experiment herself: She left some chicken bones in Coke for a few days and watched them decompose. A British study also proved that the soft drink is suitable for removing the bones stuck in the throat by breaking them.
