Healing Doctor

Chapter 313 Cola Can Cure Illness (Part 2)

"Don't drink too much cola." The bespectacled doctor chatted with Ji Xiang to ease his tension. "Some public accounts spread alarmist rumors, saying that cola contains acidic substances that can cause stomach perforation. That's all nonsense."

"Is there a possibility of perforation?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Yes," said the bespectacled doctor. "Some people drink a lot of cola in a short period of time, and the gas released eventually bursts their stomachs. It's not the acidic substances that cause it; the human stomach isn't that fragile."

As he spoke, the bespectacled doctor seemed to recall something, and he said intently, "I recently admitted a patient whose stomach ruptured due to drinking cola and chewing Mentos mints."

"Mentos mints?" Ji Xiang was taken aback.

"Yeah, throwing Mentos mints into Coke or soda produces a lot of gas. Apparently, young people abroad like to do this. The amount of gas is so large, many times more than that released by Coke alone, that it can cause your stomach to rupture."

"Drinking a little cola normally is fine. The dosage we're treating is under control, so don't be afraid. Unless there are some very special circumstances, it won't happen again."

The doctor, who wore glasses, offered words of comfort.

His last sentence made Ji Xiang hate it very much, even though he also had this habit himself.

"Yeah, I just feel a little bloated in my stomach, nothing else."

"Take a break." Seeing that Ji Xiang wasn't nervous, the bespectacled doctor was relieved and turned to work on something at the computer.

Ji Xiang calmed down and carefully considered the rare treatment of gastric stones being treated with cola injected through a gastric tube.

To be honest, I didn't feel particularly uncomfortable after drinking Coke, but I did feel a bit bloated.

Even Ji Xiang didn't know if it was his imagination or if it had already taken effect, but the pain in his stomach seemed to have eased somewhat.

Ji Xiang estimated that it was due to psychological factors; the acidity of cola is not that high, and it is absolutely impossible for the symptoms to improve within a few minutes.

After about ten minutes, the doctor wearing glasses returned and opened the gastric tube.

Negative pressure suction pulled out the gas and cola from the stomach. Then he began the next round of treatment, injecting cola.

"Doctor, if there's nothing else, I can do it myself," Ji Xiang said to the bespectacled doctor.

"Let's keep an eye on things," the bespectacled doctor said. "Didn't I just say that drinking a large amount of cola in a short period of time could cause a stomach rupture?"

"Injecting cola through a gastric tube is much faster than drinking it, so if we're not careful, it could cause problems."

"Have we had a similar problem with 912?" Ji Xiang asked.

The bespectacled doctor looked troubled. "We don't have any, but the higher-ups have repeatedly emphasized that a doctor must be present for similar procedures. It's alright, I'm basically free during the day, I only get busy when the emergency room is open at night."

"912 is more legitimate," Ji Xiang thought to himself.

After three treatments, the bespectacled doctor sent Ji Xiang back home.

After his abdominal bloating subsided slightly, Ji Xiang went back home, but he couldn't bear the fatigue and went straight to sleep.

Twelve hours later, the bespectacled doctor brought Ji Xiang to the treatment room again. This time, he performed a gastroscopy, preparing to use a snare to remove the stones.

"Doctor, why didn't you remove it back then?"

"Simply put, it needs to ferment for a while," the bespectacled doctor said as he performed the procedure.

Ji Xiang glanced at the screen out of the corner of his eye, speaking incoherently. He stopped talking and focused on watching the doctor with glasses perform the procedure.

The doctor, wearing glasses, used a snare to tighten the stone gently, and Ji Xiang could even hear a "click".

The gastric stone broke in the middle.

Don't worry about the small bits of food; they'll go down the digestive tract on their own.

The doctor, who wore glasses, carefully attempted to remove the large stone.

It's obvious that his skill level is rather average, at least that's what Ji Xiang thinks.

The moment the endoscope removed the stone, Ji Xiang vaguely heard the bespectacled doctor let out a long sigh of relief.

"Look, this is a kidney stone." The doctor with glasses held the kidney stone in his hand for Ji Xiang to see.

The broken stone was small, about 3cm in size, and light green.

"In novels, this is what they call the inner core." The bespectacled doctor was quite relaxed after successfully removing the stone and joked with Ji Xiang, "In novels, I'm the main villain, I shatter your inner core and then take it out."

"You're not going to eat it anyway," Ji Xiang mumbled.

"..." The bespectacled doctor paused for a moment, then chuckled, "Sir, you really like to joke. That's good; a relaxed mindset helps you recover faster."

The four crushed stones were removed one by one, the speed increasing, and the doctor with glasses became more and more confident.

After the last piece of gravel was removed, Ji Xiang's eyes flashed, and he returned to the system's operating room.

"Teacher, can cola really cure kidney stones?" Ji Xiang said to the system NPC.

"Of course, you'll have a chance to use it sooner or later if you ever get involved with gastroscopy and colonoscopy," the system NPC said.

"Yes." Ji Xiang nodded vigorously.

The treatment is indeed simpler and much easier than major surgery, both for doctors and patients.

Ji Xiang suddenly realized his current predicament, but hesitated for a moment, then left the system operating room without telling the system NPC.

Let's see what "German Orthopedics" is like first. Ji Xiang didn't want to bother the system NPCs with too many things.

"We still need to patiently explain the patient's condition and possible complications during postoperative recovery," Director Sui instructed. "A good surgeon, or rather a good doctor, must first let the patient and their family know what we are doing."

"Xiao Jiang, are you just being argumentative?" Director Sui said to a middle-aged doctor. "It's not an emergency, and besides, what kind of emergency could our department possibly have?"

The middle-aged doctor chuckled, realizing that Director Sui had hit the nail on the head.

"Everyone says there are many doctor-patient disputes now. If you explain things carefully, wouldn't you be able to tell if the patient's family has an antisocial personality? The vast majority of patients and their families are reasonable. The more effort you put in, the more goodwill the patient's family will show you."

Ji Xiang looked at Director Sui carefully; what he said seemed to make some sense.

"You can ask around in the gastrointestinal surgery department later. I won't go into details here. I feel uncomfortable talking about negative examples."

"Ward rounds!"

After giving his instructions, Director Sui pressed his hands down and led his doctors to make rounds.

"Teacher Deng, what kind of patients do we usually treat?" Ji Xiang asked, following Deng Chaohong.

"Many of these are joint replacements and tendon/ligament injuries," Professor Deng said. "However, I'm seeing patients in the outpatient clinic today, so you can't accompany me to the surgeries. Communicate more with the chief resident; you can still participate in some emergency surgeries."

"Um."

"Xiao Ji, have you ever been involved in orthopedic surgery?" Deng Chaohong asked, a thought suddenly occurring to him.

"I know a little, but not much," Ji Xiang said honestly.

(End of this chapter)