My ex husband (alcoholic/addict) had tons of heart issues due to drinking. Coke certainly can effect your heart as well. Once he got sober it seemed to get better. In fact when he ODed, I thought it was his heart. Little did I know he was drinking again and abusing his prescription meds. (I was sober at the time, my problem drinking began when he filed for divorce)
I have a few lovely issues from drinking heavily in last 4 years.
Diabetes
Hypothyroidism
Fatty liver
Elevated cholesterol
Add a bout of pancreatitis (9 days in ICU followed by 5 days in general pop) The pain was beyond compare. I prayed aloud between heaving straight bile on ER floor. Finally a nurse figured out what was going on. Dilaudid barely scratched surface of pain for next 12 hours. And then the starving for 5 days? Not at all even remotely close to fun.
Lest I fail to mention what I've done to my brain? Short term memory is shot.
Add in my continued smoking of cigarettes and I'm half in the pine box.
At least I eat organic..😉