New Delhi, 11 June (IANS). Our ancient medical system has given great importance to the time of drinking water in Ayurveda. Chanakya Niti also says- ‘Ajirne Bheshjam Wari, Raine Wari Balpradam. Bhojane Chamritam Wari, food poisonous’ means water works like medicine during indigestion. When the food is digested well, then water gives strength. Drinking a little water while eating food is considered to be the same as nectar, as it helps to swallow and digest food. But drinking water immediately after eating food is no less than poison.
According to Ayurvedic virtues and texts, when we eat food, it goes to a particular place inside the stomach, which is called ‘gastric’ ie “stomach”. It is in the middle of our body, on the left side near the navel. There is a slight fire in the stomach, which we can call the fire of digestive. This fire helps in digesting food. When we feel hungry, in reality this fire indicates us that the body now needs energy. Just as petrol in the car comes in the reserve when the petrol is finished, similarly the body also tells through hunger that it should now eat.
You must have felt that when there is a very good hungry, any food feels delicious and is easily digested. Fire in the stomach works to digest food for about an hour. If within this hour, we eat something else or drink a lot of cold water, then this fire is extinguished. Just as water is suddenly poured on the burning fire, similarly the fire of the stomach also becomes cold. The effect of this is that the food does not digest properly and many types of diseases start to fasten the body, so do not eat anything nor drink water for one hour of eating food. Due to this, the fire in the stomach is able to do its work comfortably and gives strength to the body by digesting food well.
In the event of indigestion, the food remains in the stomach for a long time and starts rotting. This causes gas to form and it comes out in belching or other way. Also, the stomach feels heavy. Therefore, drinking water immediately after eating is similar to poison. The sages and sages said this long ago and also consider it as scientists.
If you understand this from a scientific perspective, when we eat food, acids and enzymes are made for digestion in the stomach. If we immediately drink water, especially in large quantities, then it dilutes digestive juices. This does not digest food well and can cause problems like indigestion, gas, acidity.
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