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[Chirodoctor]

I would have to disagree. Drinking a lot of water will certainly change the pH of the stomach by a small amount however since your stomach is very acidic to begin with drinking water will not dilute it significantly also there is a system in place that then alerts pthe stomach when it’s acidity changes, and consequently starts producing more acid to maintain its pH at a constant level.
The stomach contains many things including stomach acid and gastric juice which is basically I digestive fluid comprising hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride and potassium chloride that form inside the stomach.
the acid is produced by the cells present in the lining of the stomach which produce the acid when It gets a go ahead from the feedback systems to which they are attached.
these systems monitor the pH levels of the stomach and trigger the acid producing cells when it is required

The main function of gastric acid is to aid in digestion by activating pepsinogen into pepsin which helps break down proteins and breaks the bonds linking the amino acids.
also the acidic environment inside the stomach prevents infection and the growth of dangerous micro organisms. This is why Prevacid and Nexium are actually very dangerous. Mortality rates from bacterial and viral infections increase with the intake of these acid reducers

The normal pH of the stomach ranges from 1 to 3 and usually sits around 2 however If you have recently eaten the pH increases by a point or two to roughly 4or 5.
An empty stomach already holds a small amount of water.
if you drink a liter of water the pH of your stomach which had been at two will increase a little bit so it is definitely a bit of dilution of gastric acid however don’t forget we’re talking about a human organ which means it is not so straightforward.
this is where the buffer capacity of the stomach comes in.
this is the amount of secretion of HCl needed to lower pH to three when increases above this value usually after eating food or drinking too much water in other words when you drink too much water Buffering molecules will step in and increase the acidity
Also because there are cells in the stomach that act as sensors and can figure out when there is too little or too much acidity and then stomach it will affect the buffering molecules and ensure that there is little change in the pH.

Therefore these alkaline water is will do very little to change the pH in the stomach whether you eat or not.
Bottom line...when this is generally known this alkaline water company will not be favorably viewed . Another scam. Imho.