Can anyone guess why certain sodas make me feel sick now?

[snowangle]

I've never been much of a soda drinker. But after I left college this spring, I've been drinking almost entirely water, with occasional non-carbonated drinks (juice, Gatorade, milk, lemonade, etc). And now I've noticed that when I do drink soda, my stomach gets really upset. The two sodas I've noticed this the MOST are orange Crush and Mountain Dew. For some reason, Sierra Mist is okay. Maybe because Sierra Mist is made with real sugar now?

Anyone have any theories?

[WoIIie]

Could be the food coloring.

I remember Hawaiian Punch used to make me vomit every single time. (usually after KFC :P)

That stuff is not exactly a neutral substance that our body passes over. Combined with loads of corn syrup, this would make any weak stomach hurl. Sierra Mist has no food coloring so that could be the case. Yes, natural sugar could make a difference as well. It's always good to go with natural ingredients when possible.

[candlewax]

There's all sorts of crap in sodas. High fructose corn syrup, all sorts of acids, and so on. I learned today that the people who work with the phosphoric acid for these companies have to have a hazmat certs to handle the stuff.

Sodas can clean a toilet bowl and take off the corrosion on battery terminals.

So the fact that your stomach is upset because of this foreign substance that it rarely sees isn't surprising.