You must not drink water after a meal, you cannot drink water before a meal?

yes people are always coming up with something else. its rediculus. its just like all my life people have not drank tons of water a day, but my son is doing it to loose weight. plus yesterday he said its healthy if you have at least 3 bowel movements a day how crazy. ive always heard one a day is the norm. geesh, the stuff people come up with off the internet. and news. my grandma was 88 when she passed and thats cause she got hodgkins. but i dont recall her ever drinking much water. a lot of coffee maybe. i think she'd thought she had diarea if she'd had 3 bowel movements a day..cause i believe she always said you should have 1. ..lol..

I heard that misleading info too many times. But what about taking soups with meals, isn't that considered water too? I must drink water after each meal and every morning before I take my breakfast I drink a glass of water. I am still who I am today with all the water that I have taken during and after meals. In our hot climate, ice water is necessary. I seldom drink room temperature water. No reason why ice water is not allowed.

I don't know where they get the Information from, but water clears the system so the Cancer thing is rubbish I have heard about not drinking water before a meal, the reason for that is that water fills you up, which means you will not be able to eat all of the meal, People drink the Water in between Meals when they are hungry and trying to diet But I have never heard of the rubbish about Water after a meal causes Cancer if anything it will flush out the Body Hugs

It sometimes absolutely astounds me what people believe.

I drink lots of water at least 4 liters which must be three quarters of a gallon of water daily. apart from living in the tropics I also drink to flush the fat out of me. I have lost 16 lbs by cutting down and exercising and drinking lots of water. Dr. recommended my doing so.You are doing great so keep drinking the water. Oh I drink the water any old time too!

The problem is the "ice water." We should never drink ice water, just drink it at room temperature. Ice water will cause many problems. I still believe that we should drink room temperature water one half hour before eating and two and a half hours after eating for the best digestion.

I can almost guarantee you that there is no truth to these discussions. People have been drinking water before, during, and after meals since the beginning of the history of people. There was a time when water was all we really had to drink. I drink water all the time, and I usually drink water with meals. I have been doing this for years, and I have not had any negative effects from it...

Lol!!! Yes. they come up with all this new stories daily. Conflicting too. I think almost for everything the key is moderation.

I guess I am in the best of shape then as I rarely ever drink water I like my water filled with the taste of coffee and I drink enough coffee during the course of a day to make just about any medical person shudder. But I have lived this long with it I suppose I'll live even longer with it just to make people scratch their heads in disbelief People are always saying things are bad for you. Who the heck cares? We all gotta go sooner or later, may as well go out happy

Yes!! Its quiet true.. We must not drink water before taking a meal.. Taking water in between eating the meal or after it is also may prove to be harmful.. It is a summer time over here and I take a lots of water. I prefer taking water 30 minutes before or after a meal. It is just a habit now.

Hi Hatley, Personally I drink water before each meal,in the middle and after meal,I guess I drink more water than having a solid food,I make sure to have 8 glasses of water the whole day, in the morning I really have to drink water with my empty stomach,to help me waste out toxin from the body before in taking any food, before each meal I used to have a glass of water to make the feeling of fullness preventing me to have a huge meal/lol,for diet purpose..And, so I believe water is good for the body it gives me a lot of benefits for my diet program.. Happy myLotting..Have a nice day!!

I think it doesn't matter if you drink before or after meal as long your in healthy condition and drink water in moderate amount. I drink 2 liter of water a day. My best friend give a tip to get slim is not drinking a water after meal. After half to one hour you can drink water, it seem work to her.

I drink water whenever I want to, whenever my body calls for it. I don't really pay attention to what people say because they're entitled to their opinions and I'm entitled to whether I take it or not. Unfortunately at this time and age, everything causes you cancer. So I say, "Everything in moderation. Everything in moderation." Enjoy your life. Eat, laugh, smile and drink as much as you want to. We all have to say good-bye sometimes. Some people live with more care, and others live with doing whatever makes them happy. How you want to live, is up to you.

Doesn't matter if you drink water before, or after a meal. Water does not cause cancer.

Hi, Hatley I think it is ok to drink water a while before meals, but it could be good to avoid drinking during the meals. An important part of the digestion should be done in the mouth while we chew the food. If we chew long enough, the saliva can do what it is meant to do, start the digestion. After the meal, we can let the liquids in the stomach do the work without disturbing the ptocess with water. Many vegetables have a lot of water, so we need not be too thirsty if we eat them.. I think the recommendation is to wait a couple of hours after a meal to drink water..

I have heard the "drinking icewater after a meal creates oily sludge" thing two or three times. Basically it is a fallacy. Your body warms the water as it goes down you digestive pipe. It does not cause an oily sludge. Yes, you can drink too much water, but the average person will not do so. You have not lived this long by following quackery. I would follow your example if I wanted to be healthy. And I raise a glass of water in a toast to you my friend.

oh, yeah and cold water will make the fat in your food congeal and kill ya - right... they can have my drinks when I'm congealed... Now, the roomie has gastric bypass and she's not supposed to drink before, during and after (30 min before and an hour after) because it'll push the food thru too fast, but THAT is an entirely different thing meanwhile, if they want to sacrifice themselves to some internet hoax - well, its up to them ain't it?

Hi Hatley, I have seen that discussion as well and didn't repsond to it, water is our life saver, I drink water all day and helps to flush your system out, so I think it is plain silly to say these things, they should research before they do the discussion. Tamara

Hi Hatley That must not be right but I understand that drinking water along with meals or immediately after meals is not good as the water dilutes the acid naturally released in the stomach for digestion and water reduces the digestion and harms the digestion process in the long run - so it is said that water should never be taken in large quantities along with food- they say 30- 40 minutes after the last morsel gone in safest as food needs about 25 minutes to be digested and broken down completely. Similarly it is said that water should be taken at least 40 minutes before meals - thus helps lubrication and also keeps the person from eating too much - sort of a control- helps control of weight too. And it is also said that drinking about 8 liters of water in a day is good for the body as the toxins are flushed out and keep the body fluids in order. Regarding ice water it is said that is not good for the health - the best is water at room temperature as cold water reacts with the body temperature inside and creates an imbalance.

the proof is on the side of water as the most beneficial liquid one can take anytime -- before, after, and during meals. but it should be clean and fit for drinking. also, it should not be cold and freezing, as cold water can prevent some broken down food into catalyzing. ask the japanese, even the chinese, and they will tell you that warm water is better before, during and after meals.