Can you believe I've never done a Diet Coke and Mentos bloat before?

I've done bananas and Sprite bloats- several times...
And I've done several soda bloats. They always left me super swollen and burpy.

But this one is next level. And I wasn't sure what to expect for my first time trying.
I knew the basics: It has to be Diet Coke for the best reaction and you have to keep the Mentos whole. (Chewing them ruins the fizzing effect.)

So I eased into it.. first popping a few of them into my mouth and pouring in the Diet Coke.
_It fizzed. It escaped my lips. _But no big deal.

Then I tried something a little more brave: Swallowing the Mentos- whole- and chugging the Diet Coke immediately after.

The results were crazy!

I couldn't stop burping. I couldn't suck in my belly. I could feel it expanding from the inside.
And then I kept going- swallowing another handful of whole Mentos and chasing it with more Diet Coke.
More bloating, more discomfort and more burps.

And I couldn't finish the video without a little_ visual spectacle_:
Popping the Mentos directly into the 2-liter and trying to contain the foamy eruption in my mouth.
I wasn't exactly able to keep control of the reaction, as you can see. 😝