Wrong time to Bath or Shower
By aeiou78
@aeiou78 (3445)
Malaysia
September 29, 2010 9:21pm CST
One of the teenager from my hometown was having a shower straight after his dinner.
He suddenly fainted, unconscious and passed away.
Most of the people believed that he shouldn't have his shower just after the dinner.
This is exactly the Chinese believe.
In addition, the older people advise us not to have a shower of bath when you are in the following conditions:
1) Low Blood Pressure.
2) After drinking alcohol or when your are drunk.
3) Just after or before your meal.
4) Just after working hard with sweat or exercise.
do you think it is true or not in what Chinese believe?
4 responses
@vervalicious (44)
• Canada
5 Oct 10
Wow, that's crazy, and tragic. I've never heard of such a thing happening. I've had many showers before and after I've eaten and nothing has ever happened. I'm sure it would have something to do with underlying health problems... what the Chinese believe is interesting, though.
Also, showering when drunk is obviously not a smart idea because you could pass out and drown.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
5 Oct 10
You might be right since it is very hard to proof the evident.
As long as the Chinese believe, we just accept the advice.
In Malaysia, the whole year long is warm. Normally, the water we use for showering is cold. When we are sweating, we are advise to rest for a while before having a shower.
When I was in Toledo, Ohio, America, I were liked you too.
I had shower after my meal or after my games at gymnasium.
@jugsjugs (12967)
•
4 Oct 10
They do say that you should not have a bath after eating aswell as a few drinks of booze as this will make you ill.A few years ago i was really ill as i had, had food aswell as booze then i went up stairs for a nice soak in the bath and i got stomach cramps,i would never do that again as it was agony.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
5 Oct 10
It depends on the condition of the fitness of your body.
The symptom will not be the same.
I was just trying to tell the most serious case.
When you are sweating under the hot sun, then you immediately take a bath or shower, many people will get the skin problem.
You can find the white color spot on your skin. I know the name in Chinese only, sorry.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
30 Sep 10
Wow, that's shocking. I've never heard any of those things as far as being a bad time to get a shower. Is there any actual evidence that the shower had anything to do with what happened to him though? I guess I'll have to be more careful when I get a shower.
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
30 Sep 10
This is very tragic. I really do not believe that it had anything to do with when he took his bath, it sounds more like maybe he had an underlying health problem. I can see where there may be concern about taking a bath or shower when intoxicated because the person may pass out due to intoxication, as well as when the blood pressure is very low. A rapid change of temperature in the body could also cause a person to pass out or go into shock. However, in the case you mentioned, I think that an underlying health problem such as an anurysm is the most likely cause.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
30 Sep 10
This conclusion is based on the past experience the older people have before.
Whether it is true or not, we have to use our own logical judgment by consulting the relevant professional, by reading more relevant article and so on.
But it is not a good advise for someone to repeat the same just because of proofing it.
It might be not healthy to have a bath or shower during those periods.
How bad of the impact in having a bath or shower during those periods?
It might be as what you said. Our physical fitness will show the respond or it was just a coincident.
