10:33 PM
Monday 01 August 2022
Dr. Hossam Mowafi, Professor of Critical Cases at Kasr Al-Ainy College of Medicine, warned against consuming soft drinks during or after food, stressing that they negatively affect the health of the digestive system.
During his hosting of the “Hadrat Al-Muwatin” program, broadcast on Al-Hadath channel today, Muwafi said that drinking carbonated water with food does not help digestion, as some believe, but rather leads to the accumulation of gases in the stomach.
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The professor of critical care medicine added that the accumulation of gases in the stomach causes a state of discomfort in the digestive system, and the reason is due to the bloating it causes in the abdomen, which leads to the feeling of annoying cramps.
He recommended the need to replace soft drinks with drinking water, with the need to quit other wrong habits that cause flatulence, such as smoking and nervousness.
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