2007-06-08 09:58:11 · 11 answers · asked by ... 5 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
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2007-06-08 10:11:27 · update #1
yes or you will get stomach cramps it is true . good luck .
2007-06-08 10:02:31 · answer #1 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
swimming just after eating can cause cramps in some folks The causes of cramp are generally twofold.
The principal cause lies in indigestion, for it is seldom that a person in really good health is attacked by this malady.
The second reason is over-exertion of muscles that have been little used, and therefore, too strong a leg stroke should always be avoided.
Another thing which demands great practice, is the method of saving a drowning person.
The chief difficulty lies in the fact, that a person who cannot swim feels, in deep water, much as if he were falling through air, and consequently clutches instinctively at the nearest object.
And if he succeeds in fixing a grasp upon the person who is trying to save him, both will probably sink together.
Therefore, every precaution should be taken to prevent such a misfortune and the drowning man should always be seized from behind, and pushed as it were in front.
Should he succeed in fixing his grasp, the only remedy is to dive, when it will be found that he will loosen his hold in finding himself below the surface, and will allow his rescuer to take a better position.
2007-06-08 17:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, it depends on how heavy a meal you eat and how hard you are going to work. For instance, you don't want to eat a full meal, then go to swim practice or swim laps or whatever. You might start to feel nauseated. However, you should be fine if you're just playing around or if you eat a snack. Also, different people have different reactions.
2007-06-08 17:12:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not true. It's an "old wive's tale" but like all old wive's tales it has some merit. Children have a tendancy to run off in excitement with their mouths still full of food and that definitely is dangerous..... learn your CPR... you have to check and clear the airways of any blockages for a reason.
I think cramps are caused by lack of oxegenated blood to the affected muscles BTW.
2007-06-08 18:58:59 · answer #4 · answered by Icy Gazpacho 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so..... its different for everyone....me i can eat a huge meal and then immediatley go to swim practice for 2 hours and be fine.... but then there are people who get really sick.... just try and see what happens.... that rule is there just to be safe..... cause eating and then swimming can cause you to cramp and people are afraid you might accidentally drown
2007-06-09 11:32:05 · answer #5 · answered by swim chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there is no truth to this "rumor".
I've eaten a meal and returned to the pool within 15 minutes, and even 10 on occasion, without a problem.
2007-06-08 17:07:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on you. How good a swimmer are you? Do you
cramp-up easily? Do you puke easily? If answer 1 is good, and 2 and 3 are no, then, you are probably o.k.
2007-06-12 16:48:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. We used to eat a whole bunch of crap before water polo practices and no one ever got cramps or threw up.
2007-06-08 18:41:56 · answer #8 · answered by Bryan H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you plan to do swim-sprints, yes. If you're just going to frolic, no.
2007-06-08 17:05:31 · answer #9 · answered by pm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeahh, well you dont have to but if you dont you might get a cramp really easily. i dont but it depends on you
2007-06-08 20:20:02 · answer #10 · answered by HOTSEXYONE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋