I've been without sodas for a few days now, mainly because it's hard to get my CO2 Cartridges replaced, and I ran out of canned soda a few days ago.
I'm remember one of the reasons I drink a lot of soda and lemon tea: If I don't food gives me a stomachache. Like any food. I'm guessing there's something about the extra acid in soda and lemon tea that helps with that.
This post brought to you by a breakfast stoamch ache.
@dolari
While I prefer it carbonated (my stomach seems to think the fizz indicates something happening so doesn’t just let it run on through without pause for thought), I find that just water with a little sodium bicarbonate still helps avoid cramps. In an emergency. (Usually that the soda syphon seals are going rather than lack of CO₂.)