This man apparently died after chugging 1.5-liter bottle of soda in 10 minutes
There are many beverages that different people choose to reach out for on a hot day. But a certain unnamed man from China opted to go for a 1.5-liter bottle of Coca-Cola. A report from the Daily Mail stated that he downed the drink within 10 minutes, which eventually led to his death.
The 22-year-old man experienced severe pain and a swollen stomach and was sent to Beijing’s Chaoyang Hospital six hours after finishing the soda. He arrived appearing to have no underlying health issues, but it turns out he had an elevated heart rate, low blood pressure, and was breathing rapidly.
After tests were carried out, CT scans showed that he had pneumatosis, an abnormal presence of gas in his intestine and portal vein. It also showed he had hepatic ischemia or ‘shock liver’, a kind of injury caused by low oxygen supply. Doctors believed the results were a consequence of quickly chugging the bottle of soft drink.
In an attempt to save the man, doctors preserved the man’s organs through medication and tried releasing gas from his digestive system. But he died within 18 hours of being treated and it was believed that his death was caused by severe liver damage.
Professor Nathan Davies, a biochemist at University College London, questioned the cause behind the patient’s passing. He speculated that the man died because of a bacterial infection, another known cause of internal gas build-up. He added, ‘The chances of downing 1.5 litres, or a little over three pints, of a regular soft drink being fatal would be very, very unlikely, I mean, staggeringly unlikely.’
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