Soda is basically carbonated water with sugar and flavor. That fizz? It’s carbon dioxide gas forced into the liquid. When you swallow soda, you swallow a ton of that gas. Your stomach can’t just absorb it all.
So, where does it go? It has to come out. Either you burp it up, or it travels south. Burp is the polite exit. The other exit? Well, that’s how you get the "soda bloat."
One can of soda can contain 2 to 3 liters of trapped gas. That’s like swallowing a small balloon. No wonder you feel like a human whoopee cushion.
