A 55-year-old man went to play mahjong after dinner with friends, but the mentality of winning or losing was not good, when arguing with friends, he was emotional, his face was red, his eyes suddenly turned up, and the whole person fell, everyone hurriedly sent the man to the hospital, through examination, the man was diagnosed with acute cerebral infarction, his condition was critical, and he was sent to the intensive care unit of neurology for further treatment.
Eating a meal and playing mahjong people will have a stroke, this is too exaggerated, right?
In fact, it is not an exaggeration at all, 55 years old, this age is the age of easy stroke, if you do not maintain good habits, then the probability of stroke is very high.
According to the Report on the Prevention and Treatment of Stroke in China (2023), the number of stroke patients in mainland China4 aged 40 and above has reached 12.42 million, and the incidence of stroke is younger. Among them, cerebral infarction is the first disease that threatens the health of Chinese people. According to the data of The Lancet, one person in the mainland has a cerebral infarction every 12 seconds, and one person dies of a cerebral infarction every 21 seconds.
As a doctor, I would like to remind everyone that if you often do these 5 things after meals, the risk of cerebral infarction will be very high.
1. Remember not to play mahjong or cards immediately after eating
Many people like to play mahjong or play cards immediately after being full, but what I want to tell you is that it is best not to do this, after a full meal, a large amount of blood rushes to the digestive tract, our brain will be relatively in a state of ischemia and hypoxia, at this time, if you go to play mahjong or play cards, when you are emotional, blood pressure soars, it is easy to be dangerous, especially prone to acute cerebrovascular accidents.
In addition, it is not suitable to sit all the time after eating, whether it is playing mahjong or playing cards, always sitting, the speed of blood flow slows down, and the risk of blood clots is also higher at this time.
2. Don't go smoking immediately after eating
A cigarette after a meal is better than a living immortal! Many people like to sit at the table and smoke a cigarette after they have had a full meal, but I want to tell everyone that it is better not to do this.
Cigarettes contain a variety of harmful substances, including nicotine, tar, benzopyrene, etc., cigarettes will release carbon monoxide and sulfide when burned, which not only easily cause the constriction of cerebral blood vessels, but also easily induce the formation of blood clots.
In addition, the speed of blood circulation after meals will be relatively fast, because at this time the body has to mobilize a large amount of blood to help the stomach and intestines digest food, and smoking immediately after meals will absorb more harmful substances in cigarettes.
Studies have shown that people who smoke after meals have a 2.5-fold increased chance of cerebral infarction than those who do not smoke.
3. Remember not to go to strenuous exercise immediately after eating
Many people go to strenuous exercise immediately after eating, which is not only very bad for food digestion, but also when exercising vigorously, because more oxygen is consumed, the brain will be more deprived of oxygen, and the danger will occur at this time.
4. Don't take a shower immediately after eating
Many people sweat when eating, and they feel very uncomfortable after eating, so they want to take a shower immediately, and I want to tell everyone that this is also very bad for health.
After a full meal, our brain is in a state of relative ischemia and hypoxia, so people are prone to fatigue, when taking a bath, the skin capillaries dilate, which will make the brain ischemia and hypoxia more serious, for middle-aged and elderly people, stroke is easy to occur.
5. Don't go to bed immediately after eating
Many people feel a little tired after eating, so they go to sleep immediately after they are full of food and drink, but I want to tell you that this can also easily induce cerebral infarction.