Do not drink while you eat

mrscates

While eating your meal, for the most part, do not drink with it.

This dilutes the stomach acids and digestive enzymes. It is best to drink 20 minutes before your meal - this helps uptake of nutrients and move bowels.

If you feel your mouth is just so darn dry while eating, that is likely due to being:

* stressed while you eat,

* eating in a rush,

* not being aware that you are eating

* secretory glands not functioning well due to drinking during meals [conditioned not to secrete]

If any of those explain you while eating, try to adjust. Your secretory glands will regain proper function once you train yourself not to drink during meals.

If you absolutely cannot avoid drinking during meals then:

* avoid cold drinks

* drink warm to hot teas

* avoid milk during meals

Drinking cold mucousy milk during a meal is like spraying foam on a fire. It totally kills it. The Chinese call your digestive system the triple burner. It burns from below and that fire works its way up properly digesting your foods. Cold milk and beverages douse that fire.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Eating-and-Drinking-Dont-Mix&id=113622

nejohn

Thanks for posting!

mrscates

You're welcome! It was interesting because like myself and most...we drink during our meals

Trovan

I'd heard this before, but didn't know the reasons. Thanks for posting!

mrscates

You're welcome!

sh3lby03

It's funny my fiance teases me because I almost never drink while I eat...now i can tell him my way is the right way hehe:)

jillcaudill

I preach this all the time. Before I even knew the reasons I never drank anything with my meals. I would usually have a glass of water in front of me that would still be full after I was done eating. A friend of mine was engaged to a man from the Netherlands and he told me that I was doing what they do in his country. He told me the same reasons you just posted. It makes so much sense! Thank you for sharing with everyone.

Ely82010

Sorry but it is not true, drinking water with or after your meals (or any other liquid for that matter) makes no difference on your digestion.

Read below a comment form a MD from the Mayo Clinic.


Question
Water after meals: Does it disturb digestion?Does drinking water during or after a meal disturb digestion?
Answer
from Michael Picco, M.D.
•With Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist
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Dr. Michael F. Picco has been with Mayo Clinic since 1999. He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. Picco is an assistant professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a consultant in gastroenterology at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

There's no concern that water will dilute the digestive juices or interfere with digestion. In fact, drinking water during or after a meal can actually improve digestion. Water and other liquids help break down the food in your stomach and keep your digestive system on track. Looking for other ways to promote good digestion? Focus on a healthy lifestyle. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Maintain a healthy weight. Include physical activity in your daily routine.

Ely82010

I'd heard this before, but didn't know the reasons. Thanks for posting!

The information is incorrect, so no need to thank anybody.

dalbers

Yep, the naturalpathic doctor (who usually sells tea) is saying drink tea with our meals, not water, not milk.

Color me shocked.

Sorry to sound sarcastic. I do not mean to be rude, but this psuedo science of naturalpathic medicine is always coming up with this stuff without a shred of study beyond patients who report anecdotal findings.

DebraBuschman

I'd heard this before, but didn't know the reasons. Thanks for posting!

The information is incorrect, so no need to thank anybody.

So, you disagree... no need to be condescending. We are all trying to grow and improve. Let's try to stay positive, even when we disagree, and not be sarcastic with one another.

Erindipitous

I'd heard this before, but didn't know the reasons. Thanks for posting!

The information is incorrect, so no need to thank anybody.

So, you disagree... no need to be condescending. We are all trying to grow and improve. Let's try to stay positive, even when we disagree, and not be sarcastic with one another.

Agreed.

erisfreenici

Sorry but it is not true, drinking water with or after your meals (or any other liquid for that matter) makes no difference on your digestion.

Read below a comment form a MD from the Mayo Clinic.

So, last time I posted something from the Mayo Clinic I got lambasted because they are just a "tool' of the government and they don't provide objective information, only what lobbyists and big pharma want you to think. Seriously. But kudos to you for posting this, I totally agree.

ruhimaach

Totally agree...when I was a kid, my mom used to scold me if she caught me drinking water during dinner. She used to allow me to drink water only 1/2 hour after dinner.

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casey12105

See, I think it's best to drink water with your meal because you won't eat as much as the water will help to fill you up as well. *shrug*

ShrinkingNinja

See, I think it's best to drink water with your meal because you won't eat as much as the water will help to fill you up as well. *shrug*

And I think it is best to drink it before you eat so that your stomach is already feeling full when you sit down to eat. LOL

I will say that I lost 74lbs within a years time. I DID NOT drink during meals because of the information the OP posted was given to me by a nutrionist.... I drank 20 minutes before a meal and my stomach would already feel pleasantly "full" so my portions that I put on my plate were smaller.

ShrinkingNinja

I'd heard this before, but didn't know the reasons. Thanks for posting!

The information is incorrect, so no need to thank anybody.

You posted the opinion of one "doctor" from the internet. That doesn't really constitute as evidence to debunk a theory and it definitely doesn't justify you attitude to the OP.

bcattoes

Spaghetti without red wine?!? *shudder*

stinastudios

Interesting. I grew up drinking water with my meals, and before my meals, and after my meals. No bad digestion from that. Bad digestion from the crap I ate WITH the water? Yeah, that's why I'm here. I think it's silly to say that there's any time you should not drink liquids at all. Just MHO.

TheKitsune6

If this isn't junk science then it only really applies to people that have digestive problems.

I've never had digestive problems and I almost always drink something when I eat.