Many Korean men have the habit of lying back or lying down after a hearty supper. Maybe they should quit the habit. It’s bad for sex.
“Don’t lie down after dinner.”
That was the “prescription,” a patient “P” received from his doctor after seeking medical help for his erectile dysfunction.
P also had a chest pain, believed he had a heart problem. He also believed that he had blood circulation, which he suspected, resulted in his less satisfactory sexual performance.
P challenged the doctor. “Are you saying that I should not go to bed with my wife? No sex? I thought you would give me a pill to treat my erectile dysfunction,” JoongAng Ilbo reported Saturday.
The doctor replied.“What I am saying is that don’t go to sleep right after dinner. Regarding the pill, it only helps you temporarily. But it doesn’t cure the fundamental issue,” said Kang Dong-woo, a medical doctor who specializes in men’s health and writes sexual health columns with his wife, Baek Hye-kyung, who is also a specialist in the same field.
“P,” who became exhausted when he got home from a day’s work, had a habit of going straight to bed, after having dinner.
“That habit leads to weight gains, and abdominal obesity, which then leads to sexual dysfunction,” Kang said.
Kang also discovered that the patient’s chest pain was caused by the reverse flow of food particles when he lied down, causing an inflammation in the esophagus tract.
Abdominal obesity is very bad for men. It reduces the creation of men’s hormone, testosterone. What is worse is that the decrease of men’s hormone makes the person even more tired after food ingestion, making him on a track of vicious cycle, resulting in further decrease in erection and sexual libido.