Coca-Cola Is My Secret to Battling Traveler’s Tummy — Travel Intelligence

As an avid traveler, I often get asked for my best tips. Well, here's one: Coca-Cola. Yes, my friends, the same carbonated beverage that can actually clean your toilet has become my preferred partner in crime when I travel. I swear by this brown, bubbly liquid to protect against food-related tummy troubles.

Truth: I'm not entirely sure how it works. Maybe it's the sugar content, or the carbonation; maybe it's some combination of the two or the comfort of a familiar beverage in a foreign land. (Handily, you can find it almost everywhere you go in the world, and it's also generally pretty inexpensive).

I'm aware that there's not a lot of science to back up my belief in the powers of Coca-Cola, but for me, so far, it has been a game-changer.

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