Things to do and not do after meals

　　1. Eat fruit after meals

　　Many people like to eat some fruit after meals, which is a wrong lifestyle habit. After food enters the stomach, it needs to be digested for 1 to 2 hours. If you eat fruit immediately after a meal, it will be blocked by the previously eaten food, causing the fruit to not be digested normally. Over time, it will cause abdominal distension, diarrhea or constipate and other symptoms.

　　2. Drink strong tea after meals

　　Drinking tea after a meal will dilute gastric juice and affect the digestion of food. In addition, tea contains a large amount of tannic acid. Drinking tea after a meal will combine the undigested protein in the stomach with the tannic acid to form a precipitate that is not easy to digest, affecting the absorption of protein. Tea can also hinder the absorption of iron, which may even lead to iron deficiency in the long run. anemia . In addition, tea contains a large amount of tannic acid. Drinking tea after a meal will combine the undigested protein in the stomach with the tannic acid to form a precipitate that is not easy to digest, affecting the absorption of protein. Tea can also hinder the absorption of iron.

　　3. Smoking after meals

　　Smoking after a meal is 10 times more harmful than usual! This is because the blood circulation in the digestive tract increases after eating, which causes a large amount of harmful components in cigarettes to be absorbed, damaging the liver, brain and heart blood vessels, causing these problems. disease。

　　4. Take a shower after meals

　　There is a common saying among the people: "When you are full and hungry, you have to shave your head." This is also an incorrect living habit. Taking a bath after a meal will increase the blood flow on the body surface and reduce the blood flow in the gastrointestinal tract accordingly, thus weakening the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract and causing indigestion.

　　5. Loosen your belt after meals

　　Many people feel overstuffed after eating too much and often loosen their belt buckles. Although this makes their stomachs feel better, it will cause a drop in intra-abdominal pressure and force the stomach to ptosis. If things go on like this, you will suffer from true gastroptosis.

　　6. Exercise after meals

　　"Walking a hundred steps" after a meal will not only prevent you from living "ninety-nine", but will also affect the absorption of nutrients in the digestive tract due to the increased amount of exercise. especially elderly , reduced heart function, hardening of blood vessels, and frequent walks after meals will cause blood pressure to drop.

　　7. Sing karaoke after dinner

　　There is also a popular saying among the people: "When you are full, you can sing when you are hungry." This is correct. After eating a full meal, a person's stomach capacity increases, the stomach wall becomes thinner, and the blood flow increases. At this time, singing will cause the diaphragm to move downward and increase abdominal pressure, which can cause indigestion in mild cases, gastrointestinal discomfort and other other illnesses in severe cases.

　　8. Driving after a meal

　　Drivers who drive immediately after eating are prone to car accidents. This is because the gastrointestinal digestion of food after a meal requires a large amount of blood, causing temporary ischemia in the brain, leading to operational errors.