Is it appropriate to drink water after meals?
If at some point you have asked, or have definitely been interested in it, it is quite possible that you have already noticed the controversial issue that is the consumption of water in meals, and not only during meals, but also before and after. In fact, in a previous note we already deal with this controversial issue; or almost better said, we answered one of the questions that most doubts tend to raise: Is it bad to drink water at meals?. As we already mentioned in this article, it is not appropriate to drink excess water during meals, since we would intervene in the process of digestion in a negative way. That is, it is not bad to drink water at meals if we do not pass.
Why? Very simple: every part of our digestive system has - and carries out - a different function. This is why our stomach creates an acidic environment in which the ingested food decomposes, hindering the survival of bacteria. However, if we drink a lot of water (or definitely any other liquid) we will cause an elevation of the pH of our stomach, so the process of digestion will be impaired.
Of course, so that the water does not affect It is not advisable to drink fluids while we have food in our mouths, since it would affect the production of Ptialina, which is an enzyme regulating digestion, regulated through the salivary glands and necessary for the solid food to become spongy and softer in its chewing, for subsequent swallowing. So if we drink water while we have food in the mouth this enzyme will not flow normally, so its effect on the regulatory process of digestion will not be the same.
But what happens after meals? Is it equally adequate, or counterproductive?
Many nutritionists advise drinking water from 1 hour after meals, so that the digestive juices remain undiluted and so they can properly digest the food. That is, it is better to drink water or any other liquid leaving a small margin after meals, and never do it immediately.
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