5 things you should not do right after eating

Drinking tea, sleeping, walking, bathing and eating fruit after a full meal are not good for the stomach at all.

You may be having many bad habits after eating without knowing it. Illustration: Shutter Stock

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Drink tea

Teas, especially green tea, have certain benefits for the body, except after finishing the main meals of the day.

The reason is that the polyphenols in tea make it difficult for the body to absorb iron from food. At the same time, the acid content in tea also hinders the protein in food.

Take a shower

To digest food well, you need blood to flow to the stomach to stimulate this part to work. If you take a bath right away, the blood will be diverted to the hands and feet. This of course affects the digestion process and even leads to many other health problems. It is best to wait about half an hour after finishing a meal before taking a bath.

Sleep

Sleeping after a full meal puts pressure on the diaphragm and compresses the heart. The remaining undigested food in the stomach will make the body tired and uncomfortable after waking up.

Walk

Many people believe that walking after eating will help with digestion. But that is a misconception. Walking helps burn calories, but doing it right after a full meal can easily lead to acid reflux and prevent digestive juices from absorbing nutrients from food.

Eat fruit

The benefits of fruit to the body are great, but after a full meal, do not eat fruit for dessert as a "traditional" habit. This habit will slow down the digestion of food, and increase pressure on the stomach, making the body uncomfortable. Especially if you eat a lot of fruits rich in tannic acid such as grapes, pomegranates... it will be more harmful to the stomach, even increasing the risk of ulcers.

According to TNO