What really happens if you eat mint imperials and drink coke

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18 Nov 2020, 2:01 pm

I love the taste of coke after eating mint-flavoured sweets, but I'm scared that if I drink coke before or after eating some mint imperials I might be sick. I have emetophobia, which is a phobia of vomiting. I was just wondering what really happens if you drink coke and eat mint imperials. I've seen videos on YouTube of people doing it and they vomit but I'm not sure if they are just being overdramatic and stupid in front of the camera to gain likes, as I read somewhere that your stomach actually dissolves the ingredient in the mints that normally would have an explosive reaction with coke, thus making you not throw up. I've had mints and coke together before (years ago) and didn't feel the need to throw up but now I'm scared to do it for some reason?

Has anyone here ever done it and what were the results? Just curious, I'm not writing this post from immature intentions.

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18 Nov 2020, 4:45 pm

Coke reacts with sugars, so in theory it isn't just mints that might cause an issue.

In practice stomach acid cancels everything out, ordinarily. Not sure how well it would work if you downed a pack of Mentos without chewing them and then downed a litre of Coke, but ordinarily.... yeah it's fine.

Don't hold sweets in your mouth and try drinking Coke, though

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18 Nov 2020, 6:16 pm

What really happens may depend on whether you are diabetic or not.

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18 Nov 2020, 6:26 pm

kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:

What really happens may depend on whether you are diabetic or not.

Oh, a cheap shot at diabetics?

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18 Nov 2020, 7:22 pm

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Oh, a cheap shot at diabetics?

Maternal grandfather died from complications of diabetes a couple decades ago, Mom is diabetic, test in October last year said I'm right on the edge of it, so feel free to use you own discretion to decide whether I'm taking a cheap shot or not.

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18 Nov 2020, 7:25 pm

I vaguely remember, but i am sure some of the nasty kids from the area i grew up in
used to feed sea gulls some type of pill that made them explode if eaten.

Perhaps some type of effervescent tablet perhaps?... can't remember. Perhaps best
if i don't.

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18 Nov 2020, 8:02 pm

kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:

Redd_Kross wrote:

Oh, a cheap shot at diabetics?

In theory I could take enough short-acting insulin to balance out the Coke and mints, if I got the timing right there would only be a short spike in blood glucose levels, the same as after a meal. Exercise would help, too, although stirring up the mix of Coke and sweets might be a bad idea for other reasons.

With Type 1 Diabetes there's nothing wrong with eating or drinking sugary things provided they're properly accounted for. Indeed sometimes it's absolutely necessary, to correct a "hypo". It's different with Type 2 Diabetes, though.

Unfortunately as 90% of Diabetics have T2, I face a constant barrage of ill-informed advice from high street experts about what I should and shouldn't be eating. It isn't very helpful.

I've had T1D for 40 years. According to recent research, the average T1 patient makes an extra 180 decisions a day in managing their condition. So I'm wary of anyone who jumps to conclusions about it.

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18 Nov 2020, 10:41 pm

Redd_Kross wrote:

I've had T1D for 40 years. According to recent research, the average T1 patient makes an extra 180 decisions a day in managing their condition. So I'm wary of anyone who jumps to conclusions about it.

That makes sense.

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18 Nov 2020, 10:46 pm

Redd_Kross wrote:

I've had T1D for 40 years.

I don't know if spaceflight stuff interests you or whether you might already know of this, but perhaps of interest,
http://www.nerdyapril.com/2020/02/how-t ... ntrol.html

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How T1D is Like Mission Control: Competence
February 21, 2020
Today is another installment in my series "How T1D is like mission control" - an in-depth look at how living a life with type 1 diabetes bakes in the same characteristics flight controllers practice as instructed by the "Foundations of Flight Operations". You can also read my takes on "Responsibility" and "Toughness". A recent diabetes experience got me thinking a lot about one of the more sterile flight controller qualities 'competence'. I say sterile because competence is black and white - you either have it or you don't - it's not "squishy" like 'teamwork' or 'toughness'. In the arena of human spaceflight, some of these qualities can wax and wane. For instance, on quiet weekend nights, I may never even have a technical conversation with a teammate because it just isn't necessary. In these instances, I need to be able to "turn on" teamwork, but the shift itself doesn't really require it. Competence is different. It's critical, required, exercised.

And just as for human spaceflight, so too for a life with type 1 diabetes.

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Disclaimer
I'm a rocket scientist...I diagnose and treat rocket problems, not medical ones!! ! Sometimes I blog about my personal experiences as a person living with Type 1 Diabetes, however, this is not to be taken as medical advice.
Additionally, the opinions/views/crappy poems/poor photography are mine (and mine alone!), not my employer's or NASA's.
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19 Nov 2020, 10:44 am

i did this before cos my silly husband made me
it wasnt pleasant but i didnt throw up
i thought i was about to throw up but instead a loud burp came out unexpectedly

thats what will likely happen

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21 Nov 2020, 11:38 pm

I have a mint allergy and only drink sugar-free Coke.

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22 Nov 2020, 11:25 am

I threw up the first time I ever drank Coke (actually it was Pepsi), and never touched the stuff for about ten years afterwards. I was about eight years old and it was in a cafe called Granellis.

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22 Nov 2020, 10:45 pm

I like the way coke tastes when I'm chewing on cinnamon hearts.

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