The character of Sheldon Cooper was inspired by a computer programmer personally known to series co-creator Bill Prady. He is named in honor of actor/producer Sheldon Leonard and Nobel Prize Laureate Leon Cooper.
The infection is caused by bacteria. However, excessive use may irritate you. Soda also dehydrates you, and for proper urinary health you should be drinking lots of water, and also cranberry juice. Your physician was definitely right in telling you that it could have made the bladder infection worse.
Withdrawal Symptoms Of Diet Soda: Diet soda is bad, really bad. I recently quit drinking Diet Pepsi (again) and I totally felt withdrawal symptoms. The first few days, my right eye and lip twitched and when I woke up, my head was pounding. I had a stabbing migraine feeling unlike any other, right on the top left side of my cranium.