I’ve seen differing opinions on this. Drinking water while eating inhibits digestion. Water helps with digestion. Water helps you feel more “full” and eat less. And so on.
What say you? What’s your practice and preference and, more importantly, any opinions or science behind it?
I drink water all the time, but I’m not carnivore. If I was, that complicates things when eating, I believe. Don’t drink for a while before and after, IIRC.
I almost always drink water at least 15-20 minutes after I am done eating. I’ve read articles that suggest drinking during a meal dilutes enzymes and gastric acids, but I’ve also read articles that say it doesn’t. I honestly am not bothered if the former or latter is true. I just don’t want a false sense of feeling full because of a bunch of water in my stomach.
Just found this article with a few studies linked to it:
TLDR: the body reacts/adjusts accordingly to whether or not you take water with your meal and it doesn’t really make it more difficult or easier… Unless your wife overcooked the roast so badly that it hangs in your throat when you try to swallow it. Then it could be a lifesaver.
Other notable observations and study reports:
Research also shows that drinking water may speed up your metabolism by about 24 [calories] for every 8 oz (500 ml) you consume (9, 10).
if you suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), liquids with meals may not be for you.
No, I rarely drink while eating. Only time I do is when I eat pork rinds as their dryness gets stuck in my throat.
In hindsight the only reason I never do drink with meals (besides not feeling thirsty) is that I always believed the old wives tale of not drinking cold liquids with fatty foods (at risk of solidifying the fats) which I now know is false, or if true, not that big a deal.
I drink water all day, but not with meals. I eat quickly, so I can’t be bothered with liquids while shoveling the food in.
This is completely non scientific but why on earth would our bodies react in any negative way drinking water Before, during, or after meals?
If there were any negative reaction to drinking water relative to food intake wouldn’t that be a design flaw? I just don’t think that makes sense.
I drink water during meals and always finish the glass off after a meal to rinse out my mouth and (in my head) push everything out of my esophagus and into my stomach. It’s like an upper GI rinse!
BUT I never lay down after a meal either, so it stays where I want it to.
Only if you drink water while you eat. 
Some think it dilutes the stomach acids and prevents them from doing their job.
I drink water while eating.
I don’t know if it’s good or bad.
It seems natural to drink when thirsty, so I drink.
I do. I know people who don’t.
I don’t always drink a lot. “Sipping” would be an appropriate term for some meals. But I don’t really restrict.
I do know that when it’s hot out and I get really thirsty, and I drink way too much before a meal, I won’t feel so well. But that’s rather extreme and has only happened maybe twice.
All that said, I’ve not had stomach issues. If that were a problem area, I might be a bit more particular.
I drink water only if I’m thirsty even when I’m eating and really cold water when I’m fasting with a bit of bitter melon in it, to get more browning of WAT fat!
Right before high or low intensity exercise, drink water even if I’m not thirsty!
I need to have some water to sip during meals. It helps me swallow my food. I have issues sometimes with throat spasms while eating (or sometimes I just choke on my own spit). So, having water helps. I drink less if I an eating something soft like scrambled eggs.
Nope!!
Yuck
I drink after I eat…20-30 minutes after
Even B4 Keto, I did the same
I DO drink water in between meals, that’s for sure
In fact, when eating around others and they are chugging water or sodas…it totally churns my stomach🤢
“ I see bloating people “ 
…stop
Weird, but true
Psychological perhaps
A couple times just to quench , that’s as close as I get to drinking
Kinda like the smoking saying “ I don’t inhale “ 
Me, too, Laura. Often when eating, I feel like the food just stops in my esophagus and I need to wash it down. Even pills get stuck on the way down. So, I take sips of water when eating.
