I'm sure it's an Asian thing (three other Asians confirm this), but my parents keep warning me against showering right after I eat. They say it messes up the stomach/kidney/liver (sorry, my Chinese is disappearing). Is this true?
2006-07-11 15:26:22 · 15 answers · asked by Muted Dragon 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
*not talking about swimming, just showering*
2006-07-11 15:36:04 · update #1
I dont know how this can happen. that's why i'm asking lol. parents insist on it but yea, just wanted to know that some rational people agreed w/ me that this is silly.
2006-07-11 15:39:03 · update #2
It's not true. It's one of those superstitions that parents hand down because it was handed down from their parents and so forth. I know with my family, there are still crazy superstitions that I do even though I know it's not true. It's crazy!
2006-07-11 15:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was always told as a kid not to go swimming after eating because I might get a cramp and drown. Same goes for the shower.
2006-07-11 15:30:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.. I guess not all myths have some fact to them.
You dont begin truly digesting your food until an hour or so after you eat so your not messing with your stomach.
And your kidney is hard to mess up when showering, as is the ever ellusive liver.
:-)
Eat and be clean! you'll be fine.
2006-07-11 15:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by Patient Paws 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of that. How weird. Ummm...... I hope it doesn't cause that's what I do. I don't see the point in taking a shower and than eating. If you are like me you will have to take a shower again. LOL! I always spill stuff on me.
2006-07-11 15:31:39 · answer #4 · answered by Sugar Cookie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean swimming?
It is an old wives tale that you will get cramps in your stomach if you go swimming after you eat. My mom always made me wait an hour.
Now medical science says it isn't true.
2006-07-11 15:29:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
strange,notwithstanding it gained't damage anybody or some thing,so whats the issue? My brother liquids a lager in the lavatory. i stumble upon this strange because I 'm very sanitary and could in no way devour or drink in a bathroom(too lengthy in healthcare).
2016-11-01 21:32:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That seems very strange. I honestly have never heard of that, but I am not Asian either.
2006-07-11 15:30:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wierd.....I doubt it can mess up ur liver I mean COME ON what does SHOWERING have to do with anything? I dun think itz true.
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2006-07-11 15:32:16 · answer #8 · answered by L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know either! I've been told the same thing in China!!hehe...
2006-07-11 15:47:51 · answer #9 · answered by wuhaibo1003 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO....unless you drink too much shower water while cleansing.
2006-07-11 15:29:43 · answer #10 · answered by homerunhitter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋