Do you really have to wait after eating to swim?
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Highlander is semi-retired from AB
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some people do eat before swimming and have no problems. when me and my friends used to go swimming we would eat before swimming an we never had any problems. a website i looked on though says Do not eat 2 hours before swimming to avoid stomach cramping or feeling tired in the water.
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I don't swim besides it is too cold. half an hour. If you cramp up and drown consider waiting longer in your next life. Mr Bill
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Straight away if you're not too full to move; it's a myth you have to wait in case of cramping.
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It really depends on what you eat...a light snack...about one hour..a heavy meal several hours!!!
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hasn't it traditionally been 30 minutes?
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I can swim directly after eating, and I'm sure you can too. I don't know where "wait an hour after you eat" came from, because it's not true. I can't think of any reason why someone would make that up, either.
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2 Hrs
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As some of the others said, there is no rule that you have to wait after eating to swim. It's a myth. Go swimming while eating if you want to, but that may make for a soggy sandwich.
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