Spacing water for digestion

[justalittledash]

I'm trying to avoid drinking water with meals to help my digestive issues.  I haven't noticed in any of the books what that timing looks like.  An hour on either side of meals?  30 minutes?

[SugarcubeOD]

This article from the Mayo Clinic might be of interest to you

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/digestion/faq-20058348

Otherwise no, the Whole30 program has no recommendations for when you drink water in relation to your meals.

[justalittledash]

Yes, their books do describe avoiding water during meals if there are digestive difficulties due to IBS, high FODMAP foods, and other items.  Mentioned in at least 2 of the books, just not the timing. Hoping someone with thorough knowledge of the program would have some insight. 

[SugarcubeOD]

Hi There - I do have a thorough knowledge of the program; there are recommendations for special populations in the books that while we try and remember all of them, sometimes we forget... only human and all that

From the research I've done just now on timing, and along with this thread, there's not really a recommendation on how long for fluids before and after meals - the point is to just avoid diluting the stomach acids to give your digestion a chance with the food before the liquid comes in so leaving your liquids till the end of your meal would likely be sufficient.  Each person's digestive system is going to work at a different speed so you can try drinking right after your meal, 15 min after a meal, 30 min etc... and see how you specifically respond to the timing.

Here's an older thread that might interest you