Notice carbonation, gum, and sugar-alcohol experiments
Bubbly drinks, gum, and sugar alcohols affect people differently. Some notice more gas; others notice nothing. Hold or reduce one variable for a week and watch your own pattern—not a purity lecture. If afternoon soda worsens bloating, that is useful data. If sparkling water stays fine, keep it. Personal experiments beat borrowed dogma every time. Your gut, your notes.
