Fizzy drinks and DCS

[agraham86]

ok i know that caffine based fizzy drinks cause dehydration causing blood to thinken impeading N2 elimination, but are there other affects fizzy drinks have with dcs? or does any 1 know of articles/websites with more information on this many thanks....

 

[deepstops]

Let's start here: Caffeine causing dehydration is a myth.
Caffeine and Dehydration: Myth or Fact? (NewsBite)
http://www.beverageinstitute.org/healthcare_professionals/caffeine_qa.shtml

The Institute of Medicine released revised hydration guidelines in April of 2004 which concluded there is no evidence that moderate intake of caffeine results in "body water deficits".

This is not to say caffeine in and of itself is not a diuretic – it is, in the sense that it increases urine production, especially when consumed in high doses.
Keep in mind, though, that the same thing can be said about water. You will urinate at a higher volume on the days you drink ten, rather than five, glasses of water.

In essence, the more you drink of anything, the more you will pee but caffeine doesn't cause dehydration, not drinking does.

 

[fire_diver]

Sorry, I have to disagree with that "medical" report. Caffeine is a vaso-constrictor which cause your body to dump the excess through the bladder. After the caffeine is flushed from the body, you are now left with a lower circulatory volume than you started.

But as for "fizzy" drinks causing a higher rate of DCS, that is complete and utter non-sense.