Ariane Jenkins wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:31:17 -0600, jmcquown <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>ville terminale wrote:
>>
>>>i heard it is. is it?
>>
>>Nuts. Just like 'wait 30 minutes before swimming' after eating is a myth.
>
>
> I'm curious, do you actually have sources for this? I've always heard that particularly for
> people who suffer from heartburn or GERD, lying down after eating should be avoided.
>
> As for the swimming after eating idea, it's not like it's fatal if you do. But generally
> people agree that if you've eaten a large or rich meal, strenuous activity afterward isn't
> going to help digestion and may increase your tendency to get cramps. I find that a nice
> walk after a meal helps with digestion.
>
> Ariane
>
How this evolved was the situation in which people with coronary artery disease dropped dead or
developed massive heart attacks for exerting themselves after large meals. The exertion only served
as a catalyst for the event; the event was going to take place within the next few hours or days
(there was an unstable lesion in one of the coronaries, and the exertion initiated the cascade of
plaque rupture, et cetera.)
Rich
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