Michael Jeffries <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have a strange reaction to colas (Pepsi the worst).  My
> throat costricts slightly and I feel like I will throw up but
> my head shakes a little and it takes me a couple seconds to
> catch my breath.  I love pop but I wish I could control this.
> I've gotten used to it over the years but a friend at work got
> scared because she never seen that reaction from drinking a can
> of pop.  When I walk and I feel a burp coming up my head would
> drop a little and my balance would go slightly.  Now pure
> orange juice, my head would shake side to side for a second.  I
> almost feel self conscious about this but my true friends
> accept me and all my little quirks.
>
>
Aah, my wife calls that "the judders", sharp tastes particulary
bring it on, I feel like a horse about to "whinny"!!

(Actually there is an advert in the UK for "Metz" (a form of
Shnappes) which illustrates this phenomenon exactly).

Cheers,

--
Deri James