Soda water is actually used more often to mix with liquor. If you really want to drink it neat, buy it very cold. Buy the very cold kind. You can suppress the flavor of the soda itself. It's not good for you.

As for the relief of gastric problems, it is only a temporary effect, long-term drinking will feedback to increase the amount of gastric acid secretion.

And the so-called body "acid-base" is too far-fetched, and here "acid-base" refers to the effect of the food after digestion on the body, not the pH level before intake. If this is the reason, you should eat more fruits and vegetables.

Also, I'm a little concerned about the risk of alkalosis for long term consumption by 13 pretenders.