Guest guest Report post Posted February 2, 2004 On the cola/water issue: Recently, I tried an experiment. I've always noticed that if I drink diet cokes, I don't have to go to the bathroom but about three times a day. This started bothering me. I noticed that I retained a lot of fluid in my ankles and fingers. A couple of weeks ago I started drinking my 64 oz. of water a day. Now I have to go to the bathroom very often and I no longer retain water. I am very pleased to discover this. Since I am drinking much more water, the result is that I drink very few diet cokes. I know this has to be healthier. As I said, this works for me. Doris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites