Let’s get one thing straight: water is not the enemy. But your stomach on an empty, acidic, highly sensitive morning? That’s a different beast. What we’re dealing with here isn’t a virus. It’s a specific mechanism that kicks in when your gut is empty and you flood it too fast.
Think of your stomach as a grumpy bouncer. If you wake it up with a gentle sip, it’s fine. But if you chug a full pint of water while it’s still sleeping off last night’s digestion, that bouncer panics. It shouts, “Nope, too much, too fast!” and flips the emergency eject switch. And yes, you become the victim of that eject.
