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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
If you drank a significant amount of water while eating food, does it take longer to digest the food in the stomach due to stomach acid being diluted?
gpt
The HCl acts as an activator for protein digestive enzymes (proteases which lyse proteins ). And also as protection against bacteria. 

A tiny amount of HCl does the job, even if diluted the actual amount is still present in the stomach. So don't worry enjoy your meal with water.