What are the consequences of strenuous exercise after a meal?

Many people like to do some exercise after dinner. For example, taking a walk or something, but some others are accustomed to doing strenuous exercise after a meal. However, it is very unwise to do strenuous exercise after a meal. Behavior it is harmful to our health. After we finish eating, most of the body's functions are working hard to digest, and the blood supply is mostly circulating. It is very dangerous to engage in strenuous exercise at this time. So, what will be the consequences? Let’s go and see it together.

Usually half an hour later

You can stand after a meal, usually half an hour is enough, which is very good for girls to lose weight. But no strenuous exercise. . .

After a meal, the parasympathetic nerves that control the stomach become excited, and most of the blood is concentrated in the stomach and liver. If you exercise right after a meal, firstly, the stomach that stores a lot of food will be jolted and will constantly pull the ligaments that fix the stomach. In the long run, this will cause the ligaments to loosen and lead to gastroptosis. Secondly, it will disperse the excitement points of blood and nerves, weaken gastric motility, and the food will enter the intestines without being fully ground, which is not conducive to further digestion and absorption.

Doing strenuous exercise immediately after a meal will inhibit the secretion of digestive juices and the peristalsis of the digestive tract. This is because during strenuous exercise, the blood flow to the muscles throughout the body increases, while the blood flow to the stomach and internal organs decreases relatively. These reasons can easily cause indigestion and malabsorption, affect metabolism, and even cause chronic stomach problems.

Running or exercising after a meal can sometimes cause abdominal pain. The reasons may be as follows: 1. The stomach is full of food after a meal, and the gastrointestinal tract vibrates during exercise, causing the mesentery connecting the gastrointestinal tract to be stretched, causing abdominal pain.

2. During exercise, blood distribution shifts from the digestive tract to the skeletal muscles, causing ischemia in the digestive tract and leading to spasm of the gastrointestinal smooth muscles, thus causing abdominal pain.

3. During exercise, the body's oxygen demand increases. People who lack exercise usually have small lung capacity, so when they try to breathe hard, they are likely to have shallow and rapid breathing. This reduces the negative pressure in the chest cavity, causing obstruction of blood return to the liver, which leads to liver congestion and increased tension in the liver capsule, causing liver pain, which manifests as pain in the right upper abdomen.

4. Other gastrointestinal diseases, including appendicitis, happen to occur during exercise after a meal.

In the first three cases, the abdominal pain will be relieved quickly after the exercise stops. The fourth situation is an organic disease. The pain lasts longer than the first three, and in most cases it will gradually worsen. For this kind of abdominal pain, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.

Therefore, it is not appropriate to do strenuous exercise immediately after a meal. Formal training and intense competitions, it is best to rest for a while after a meal. Generally, it is appropriate to run or do other physical exercises after 1 to 2 hours. . But for people who regularly participate in sports activities, they can do any exercise other than strenuous activities after a ten-minute to half an hour rest after a meal.

The above situations may all be caused by strenuous exercise after a meal. How about it, isn’t it scary? Therefore, try or never do strenuous exercise after meals in the future, but you can choose some slower exercises, such as standing for a while or taking a slow walk. If you feel uncomfortable during strenuous exercise, you must stop in time and use appropriate methods to relieve it.