This might be just a balance choice, but it's odd that the breastfeeding woman encounter doesn't restore hunger when you are forced to drink. The Mina encounter does restore hunger, so it just seems inconsistent.
Thanks for reporting. I think it was a balance choice. I had hoped “.. juice flows past your mouth and straight into your body, seemingly bypassing your stomach and directly expanding ..” would maybe explain it away. Now that hunger is more punishing maybe I’ll have to revisit that choice.