Is it good for your stomach to loosen your belt after meals?

　　Many people like to loosen their belts after eating, thinking that this can help digest food. In fact, loosening the belt after meals can reduce the intra-abdominal pressure and increase the activity of the digestive organs and the load on the ligaments, thereby aggravating intestinal peristalsis and easily causing intestinal volvulus, causing abdominal distension and bloating. stomach ache , vomiting, and prone to gastroptosis, etc. disease。

　　The normal position of the internal organs of the human body is fixed by ligaments and supported by a certain intra-abdominal pressure. After eating, the weight of the gastrointestinal tract increases greatly. Loosening the belt at this time will reduce the intra-abdominal pressure, weaken the support for the gastrointestinal organs, and increase the load on the ligaments. If this happens for a long time, the ligaments will relax due to overload, causing gastroptosis, chronic abdominal pain and distension and other digestive tract symptoms.

　　If you engage in larger activities at this time, the load on the ligaments of the digestive organs will be even greater. Intestinal volvulus may easily occur and cause mechanical intestinal obstruction. Symptoms such as severe abdominal pain, bloating, and vomiting may occur. In severe cases, it may even be life-threatening. Therefore, the tightness of the belt should be moderate on weekdays, and do not loosen the belt after meals.