Water not help the digestion but hinders the process of digestion. The extra pressure due to water the intestines are not able to absorb all the digested food and it passes of the intestines. You may take water before half an hour and after one hour of your meals. We should drink water several times between our lunch and supper. Water washes our intestines and rids them of all impurities but drinking it in meals gives you negative result.
It is become a habit that we drink water with food. We Usually drink water with or immediately after meals. This is an unhealthy habit. Actually there is no need to take water with meals. But we feel its need because we do not chew our food properly.
There are few people who seem to have no time for eating. They therefore do not chew their food, they swallow it. They do not allow the digestive saliva of the mouth to mix with their food. So they throw their food down their throat with a lot of water.
- When you drink water with your food it will hinder the process of digestion.
- Due to the extra pressure of water the intestines are not able to absorb all the digested food ant it passes off the intestines.
- When you eat foods with out proper chewing it won't get digested.
Don't eat foods with out proper chewing and never drink water with meals. Drinking water with meals leads to indigestion and gastritis.
Water should be taken before and after one hour of meals.