You can still love soda. You just need to outsmart it. Treat it like a wild animal: respect its nature, but don’t let it bite you.
Use the straw. Let it warm. Add lemon. Eat a cracker. Your stomach will become your soda-sipping ally, not your enemy.
And remember: The best hack is to share your soda. Two people drinking equals half the gas per person. Buddies beat bloating every time.
Go forth. Drink fizzy. Live without the ouch.