9 things men should not do after meals

　　Drink strong tea after meals

　　Tea contains a lot of tannins. Drinking strong tea after a meal will cause the undigested protein you just eaten to combine with the tannic acid to form a precipitate, which will affect the absorption of protein. The substances in tea will also hinder the absorption of iron. If you develop a bad habit of drinking strong tea after a meal for a long time, it will easily lead to iron deficiency. anemia;

　　In addition, if you drink tea immediately after a meal, a large amount of water will enter the stomach, which will also dilute the digestive juice secreted by the stomach, thus affecting the digestion of food by the stomach.

　　Smoking after meals

　　Some people think, "A cigarette after a meal is better than a living god." ”In fact, this approach is extremely harmful to the human body. Because the human body's gastrointestinal motility is very frequent after a meal, blood circulation is also accelerated, and the digestive system begins a comprehensive exercise.

　　If you smoke at this time, the absorption of smoke by lungs and body tissues will be greatly enhanced, causing a large amount of harmful components in smoke to be absorbed, which will have a strong stimulating effect on the respiratory and digestive tracts, and will undoubtedly cause much greater damage to human body functions and tissues than usual smoking.

　　Drink water after meals

　　Drinking water immediately after a meal will dilute the gastric juice, causing the food in the stomach to enter the small intestine before digestion, weakening the digestive ability of the gastric juice, and easily causing gastrointestinal tract disease. disease . If you drink soda after a meal, it is even more harmful to the body. The carbon dioxide produced by the soda can easily increase intragastric pressure, leading to acute gastric dilatation.

　　drive after meal

　　Due to the need for digestion after a meal, most of the blood is concentrated in the stomach, and the brain is in a state of temporary ischemia. At this time, driving can easily lead to operational errors and car accidents. Therefore, it is safer to drive one hour after a meal.

　　Take a shower after a meal

　　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.

　　Loosen your belt after a meal

　　Many people feel overstuffed after eating too much and often loosen their belt buckles. Although this makes their stomach comfortable, 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.

　　Take a walk after dinner

　　"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.