Drinking

I have several questions regarding drinking ... not alcohol, but water and other things. Do you know how long it takes for liquid to go from your mouth, into the tummy and through ... Like if I drank 2 ounces of water - how long until my tummy had no water in it? Another question - I've been craving 7-UP lately. Diet of course. Am I doing myself any long term damage by indulging - I usually take it into my mouth in small sips and let the carbonation kind of die down and then swallow. I probably drink about 1/2 can and then that's it. I don't want to ruin myself - but for whatever reason I've NEEDED that the last couple days. ONE Last drinking question - if we were not to wait the full 30 minutes-45 minutes after we eat, does the liquid harm us? Does it push the food through the stomach faster by diluting it? What damage could this do? Thanks for "listening" ... if you got this far! I'm sorry for the length - but these are very real concerns of mine.

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