We are in the middle of summer and many of us go with friends to spend the day at the beach or in the pool. The normal thing is to have your mother in your thoughts telling you that about "You are not going to bathe until 2 hours have passed and you have digested«. It is a voice that pierces our minds every time someone invites us to a bath just finished eating.
Is it really true that we should wait to digest? Suppose we mean just taking a shower at home after eating, do we also have to count two clock hours?
Why the myth of not getting wet after eating?
It all stems from a number of factors. The myth of not bathing when we finish filling our stomachs originated in hot weather, where heat or a change in diet can make digestion heavier.
It is true that it is not recommended bathe in cold water minutes after eating, since it has a direct influence on blood flow. That is, while the body digests, our blood is concentrated in this process to absorb the maximum number of nutrients. If we get into cold water, the blood "distracts" and it will start to divide the functions to heat the body or move the muscles.
Also, just as you don't feel like putting yourself to train after eating, getting into the sea or in the pool implies making movements that recapture the attention of the blood flow.
Key factors: temperature, amount of food and type of bath
Not only does the temperature of the water interfere, but also the body temperature, the quantity of food that we have ingested, the type of bath that we are going to carry out…
The temperature is important, both of the water and of the body, since it accurately indicates whether we can soak ourselves after eating. If you are having a lot of heat and your body is hot, you will greatly want to get into the water head first; the problem is that if he water is very cold and you are in full digestion, it is likely that your body does not know how to handle so many stimuli.
If it happens that your body or the water are at a high temperature, you will have to regulate one of the two to equalize them as much as possible and avoid a digestive shock. If the water is cold, try to lower your temperature by getting in the shade, taking advantage of the cool breeze and hydrating yourself properly.
Of course, the quantity of food is also key. The more you eat, the more it will cost your body to finish digesting, the more time it will require a quantity of blood and the easier it will be to suffer from stomach problems.
The ideal is to eat light dishes, with fresh and natural foods to facilitate digestion in your body.
In addition, it also influences bathroom type that you are going to give Cooling off in a shower is not the same as swimming for 20 minutes like Michael Phelps. With the showers we just let the water fall through the skin, without making repeated movements, without holding our breath and reducing the chances of shock. Yes indeed, prevents the water from being too hot because the blood vessels will dilate and you can again divert the concentration of the blood.