Do you prefer to bathe before or after you eat?

Philippines
September 21, 2009 7:50pm CST
I used to bathe after eating because it makes me feel cleaned. But my friends told me that it's not good to take a bath after I ate, because it's not good for my health. Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs and body thus the amount of blood around the stomach therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach. She told me that I should wait for a couple of minutes or perhaps one hour before taking a bath. I don't really know how true it is.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
22 Sep 09
Am not sure about that either.. what about when you are swimming on the beach and you are bringing food? is it not good to eat while you are on the water? there are some people who went picnic on the beach that they are bringing food and before they will swim they will eat or in between swimming, they will eat then back to swim again? what about that? But for me, I took a bath before eating. I am not comfortable bathing after eating I always do it before eating.
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
It's not good to go on swimming after eating, especially if your stomach is full. Some cases there's a great tendency of muscle cramps, as it's painful and could lead to drowning. So you should take extra careful, it's much better to wait a couple of minutes before swimming after you eat. Thank you for sharing with us and have a great day!
• China
22 Sep 09
hi careguarden, i like to take a bath before go to bed,when i back home after a busy day,i would wash my face and hands firstly,then,cook and have supper,i don't like to take a bath just after have supper,for before i go to bed,i have to do yoga and i would sweat when i doing yoga. i think the suggestion from your friends is reasonalbel,so why not wait one hour and then take a bath? after a few day,you will be use to it.
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
Yeah, it's feels good to take a bath before going to bed, it makes me sleep like a baby.LOL It's great that you do yoga before going to bed. I heard it's good for our health. Anyway, yeah my friend is right. Well, probably I should learned to spend that one hour on doing other important things. Anyways thank you very much and have a great day!
@coolcat123 (4387)
• India
22 Sep 09
I bath before eating my food as I want to feel fresh before having food.Thats a really helpful fact and i would try to follow it.
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
Great that you're used to eat before taking a bath. Yeah, there's nothing wrong in giving it a try since it's only for our own good health and benefits. Thank you for sharing with us and have a great day!
• India
22 Sep 09
Hi There, if this is true i really don't have an idea about it. But if it is true then we need to be extra careful having bath after meal, since our main body part is our digestive system if it doesn't work properly then we are in a trouble.
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
Yeah, most people said it's true. It's not bad to take extra cautious, and wait for for a couple of minutes before taking a bathe. It doesn't need a lot of time and effort. Since it is for our health, we need to be very careful. Thanks for sharing with us and have a great day!
• China
22 Sep 09
I'm not aware of this problem, I usually eat after taking a bath, because the meal, I would sweat, if I showered at the meal, I am sweating, I will be sad. So, I are taking a bath after dinner.
@agv0419 (3022)
• Philippines
23 Sep 09
Yes I agree if you take a bath after you ate you have a tendency to vomit. I also encountered this problem so that's why I'm take a bath first before I'm going to eat. You going to experience also indigestion.
@riyasbass (118)
• India
22 Sep 09
careguarden I prefer to bath before eating.As my hobby itself is eating i eat a lot and its impossible for me to stand up after completing the meal. So i choose to bath before eating. I feel irritation in my stomach when taking bath after meal.... WHAT SHE SAID IS COMPLETELY TRUE....THE BETTER ONE IS TO TAKE BATH IN HOT WATER IN THE EARLY MORNING
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
Oh, thank you riyasbass. Now that you proved that it's true. I would make it as a habit. Or maybe I should try taking a bath first before eating. And the one that you advice, taking warm bath. Now I used to take a cold shower in the morning 'cause it makes me fresh and awake. Thank you very much and enjoy your day!
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 09
Hi care, if the weather is really too hot, I usually would take bath after getting up. Oh yeah, the weather here is mostly hot all the year round!I feel so comfortable and fresh after the cold shower. This makes me to have good appetite in the morning as well I fell into such habit since young. Not only me! Almost all the people I know having such habit as well. I like having outdoor activities like jogging, cycling or short distance mountain hiking in the evening. I do this for an hour or so to let myself in a bath of sweat. hoping the abundant perspiration could help to excrete metabolic waste as well as to regular the body temperature. Of course I have to take a thoroughly bath to clean away the sticky waste on the skin before taking dinner Have a nice day and happy posting!
@aweins (4199)
• India
22 Sep 09
hi dear, as much as i know it is true because when i was very young i was been told by my parents the same thing that one should not , never take bath after their meals. and the reason is the same. so, i think that it must be true. i never ever took bath after having my meals. i always take my bath before my meals and then i think it is more refreshing and energetic. you are fresh for everything.
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
Is it? I dunno that it not good, but I do that lots of lots of time. After eating then poop, then shower wooohoo! feel gooddD ^_^
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
i eat before taking a bath so that i can brush my teeth inside the bathroom too. i do not want to go back to the bathroom after taking a bath.
@irene3184 (898)
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
Yes. I agree with your friend. Eversince my mom told me that to take a bath before eating.
@rhythm20 (67)
• India
22 Sep 09
I don't really know anything about this problem. Or if it is really true. I don't think about bathing after I eat or before I eat.I can go anytime for bathing. But yea usually everyday as I go every time in the morning to have a bath, I first eat and then go for bathing as I will be empty stomach. But now as I heard that it is not good for our digestive system, I will now onwards surely go before eating.
• Singapore
22 Sep 09
My husband and I had the same discussion about this. He prefers to take a bath first before eating as he told me as well about slowing down of digestive system once you ate first before bathing. But the things is, when we do that, I did not feel fresh afterwards. So we change our habit now to eat first though we try to pass some time before we take a bath. At least, the digestive system already adjusted a bit before a sudden change in temperature. I think it helps.
22 Sep 09
Well if i were you i would bathe after i eat because when your eating you might feel warm and get uncomfortable. Plus if you want to stay healthy you should eat first this way you don't get hungry. And if you feel like puking after eating a meal the shower make you feel refreshed
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 09
Hi Careguarden, Normally I will have a bath before my meal. When I wake up in the morning, I will get ready breakfast,then I will go for a shower and come down to eat my breakfast. Around noon time, I will have another shower again because of the hot weather, I sweat alot and I need to have myself clean all the time.Feel fresher too. Late afternoon, I will have another round of shower before getting ready for my dinner. It is my routine job.
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
hi care, yes care your friends are right, there are many negative actions when you eat before taking a bath.. one of it is you stated above.. i do it always when i was in college, but after my mother told me that it is not safe and it's bad for our health, then and there i stop it and change my lifestyle.. now i eat after taking a bath, and then i will brush my teeth after.. janebeth.
@superaren (209)
• China
22 Sep 09
Should first bath arter eating food.
• Malaysia
22 Sep 09
It really does'nt matter whether you bathe (for others only showers) before or after a meal. Its all in the mind, but physically you should feel fresh or clean after a bath/shower. Taking a bath waste a lot of water. A shower is definitely better. You can actually save some water for taking a shower.
@lilhyppo (47)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 09
I used to bathe after eating too. But after hearing from many sources that it's not good for our digestion, I now bathe before I eat. Personally, I don't feel any difference myself. Hygiene wise, I think it's not too much of a difference as everyone brushes their teeth before bedtime.
@SQD444 (677)
• India
22 Sep 09
i would prefer to bath before i eat nd eat my food with a fresh mind and body.. agian it has been told by the doctors that it is good toi bath before eating thhan bathing soon aftyer eating as it can cause digestive problems as bathing will make hanges to out body temperature... i dono much about all that but i personally bath before eating