Not going swimming after dinner?

Everyone knows the rule after eating, especially after a hearty meal, to take a break of two hours before jumping into the cold water. Failure to do so is said to result in stomach cramps and subsequent death by drowning.  This advice is wrong. You don’t need to do any scientific research to refute this, because if you jog after eating, you don’t  faint right away . There is no connection between eating, stomach cramps and  swimming .

The fact is…

That the body becomes tired  and sluggish after a sumptuous meal  . The reason for this is the undersupply of the brain and the rest of the body with blood. A large part of the blood is needed in the digestive tract.

But after a greasy and extensive meal, nobody feels a desire to exercise anyway. The body is not prone to cramps after eating, but just less efficient.

caution

The exception: in people with heart and circulatory problems and especially in the elderly, the double burden on the body can actually lead to a collapse. So the bottom line is use common sense when it comes to post-dinner swimming.

Conclusion

However, it is less important to worry about possible stomach cramps from overeating than about the greatest dangers of swimming, namely overconfidence and carelessness.