[lilangelstar]

OKay...My mom has always told me that it is not good to shower after you eat and I guess it's a "chinese thing"...but seriously...What is suppose to happen if you do..haha

[Yuuunho]

o.o my parents tell me that too.. but i don't get why.

infact a lot of my asian friends have had their parents tell them that, but it's only the asian ones.

[EYJAYJAY]

a lot of these asian thinkings are often faulty so you have to keep that in mind whenever you hear something like this. whether you shower after or before you eat wont have much of an impact on your body or health

[gal-bi]

i shower after i eat and im still cool. i think its the same way of thinking that you shouldnt eat and then swimm.

[EYJAYJAY]

i shower after i eat and im still cool. i think its the same way of thinking that you shouldnt eat and then swimm.

swimming is moderate/intense physical activity as opposed to showering...

[kelvin6]

I've heard that too, but in reality, you can eat and go swimming with no problem. I remember in physiology class and my instructor was ripping apart common myths and beliefs...

[Ms.Tran]

It supposedly gives you a "bloated tummy" if you shower right after you eat. But I don't believe it haha

[mZ.tEE]

Yeah, I also heard that you gain weight if you shower right after eating. But it just doesn't make any sense.
I do it all the time anyway. haha.

[dreeA*]

Hahah, thats so ridiculous. No one has ever told me that

[Melyxcious]

no wonder my mom kept telling me about that

huh. hahaha. i still do it anyway lol.

[dazzleanddestroy]

never heard such thing, hahaha. XD
i'm sure it's not true. ;]

[sus]

well since u stuffed urself after eating
all the blood rushes to ur stomach
leaving u all faint and since ur standing in the shower u mite fall down and hit ur head hahaha

man asian parents and all their stupid myths haha

[little mixed girl]

uhhh...i've never...EVER heard that taking a shower after eating is bad.
i've done it a number of times.

there's nothing wrong with it, and i don't really see why someone would think that something bad would happen.

[maryys]

hahaa myy parents alwaiis tell me that too
andd that i should restt before taking a shower after eating
wonder if its truee tho =/

[Sadana]

I don't know who comes up with this things ><

[planetarium15]

this reminds the time my grandma told to not sleep with my hair wet or I'll go bald

[elliottsmithrip]

I think it's because since all your blood is supposed to be concentrated on your stomach for digesting, instead it spreads outward to keep your body warm while in the shower. So basically, its focusing more on keeping you in homeostatsis rather than digesting....that's what i was told.

[neferteenie]

^ wow. that's a really scientific answer.
could be why...

anyway, yeah...you're not the only one.
my parents told me this too.
i never got why, but i didn't usually shower right after i ate, when i was younger.

[bebexlove]

My parents never told me this. o_o;

But I sometimes shower after I eat.. But then.. who knows..

[oreoo]

makes you bloated!

your tummy is actually getting bloated (I find it quite true...)