Alka Seltzer and other gas-producing drugs do not cause seagulls to burst. Because seagulls can regurgitate their stomach contents, they can reject unhealthy food sources before they harm them.
The urban tale about seagulls and Alka Seltzer claims that the tablet’s foaming and gas generation causes the bird’s stomach to enlarge and eventually explode. The myth claims that because seagulls are unable to pass gas, they cannot take Alka Seltzer. However, the biology of seagulls contradicts this claim. When birds eat uncooked rice kernels, they do not explode.
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