Sex life is an essential thing for both adult men and women, but many people ignore many things after having sex, resulting in physical discomfort or psychological unhappiness for both parties. So, what are the taboos after sex? What is the appropriate way to do this? Let’s explore some of these issues next!

What should you pay attention to after having sex?

Men should not urinate immediately

Urinating promptly after sex will help flush the urethra and avoid infection. For women, urinating immediately after sex is a simple and effective way to prevent urinary tract infections. Since women’s urethra is short and straight, bacteria from the vulva may travel retrograde into the urethra during sexual intercourse, causing urethritis, cystitis, etc.

However, experts say that men should not rush to urinate after sex, otherwise it will cause damage to the prostate. Because the male urethra is long and curved, the resistance to urine passing through is large and takes a long time.

Just after sexual intercourse, the congestion of the corpus cavernosum of the penis has not subsided, and the contraction of the urethral sphincter and detrusor has not been eliminated, which causes high urethral resistance, making it difficult to urinate, or even inability to urinate. If you rush to urinate at this time, the pressure in the urethra will increase, and the urine containing bacteria and metabolic waste will flow back into the prostate. If this happens for a long time, it can easily lead to prostatitis.

Can’t sleep right away

Men generally feel tired after sex. Therefore, many people like to fall asleep, thinking that this can eliminate the feeling of fatigue. In fact, the opposite is true, which can cause post-ejaculation fatigue to last until the next day.

Usually, when a couple has sex, it starts from the sexual excitement of both parties and ends with orgasm. Under normal circumstances, the duration is about 5 to 20 minutes, and it can also be longer than this. During sexual intercourse, the sympathetic nerves of the human body are in a state of high tension, and various hormones, especially sex hormones, are secreted vigorously.

At this time, not only the sexual organs of both parties are in a highly congested state, but also many tissues of the body are involved in this special physiological process from the sexual excitement period to the climax period, such as: accelerated heartbeat, increased blood pressure, accelerated breathing, and dilation of blood vessels in the skin of the whole body. , increased perspiration, etc. Therefore, during this process, the body's energy consumption increases significantly and metabolism is enhanced.

The reason why you feel tired after sex is mostly due to the temporary relaxation of the reflex function of the brain and spinal cord that controls the discharge of semen after ejaculation. Nerves are excited and tense during ejaculation, and nerves and spinal reflexes relax after ejaculation.

Young people have sensitive and active nerves, so they recover quickly, and some even recover immediately. In elderly people, the nerve response is slow and the recovery time is relatively long. If you fall asleep immediately after ejaculation, the reflex function that caused fatigue will continue to relax, and the fatigue will be difficult to disappear.

Don’t eat cold food right away

During sex, people often feel hot and thirsty, and eating cold food does not have any adverse effects on the reproductive system. Because the changes caused by sexual excitement are only concentrated in the sensory nervous system and endocrine system, as the sexual excitement subsides, these changes slowly return to normal. Even if there is a stimulating effect from eating something cold, it is only limited to the digestive tract.

However, because the sympathetic nerves are more excited during sexual life, the blood in the gastrointestinal tract will also be reduced compared to usual times. Therefore, before the congestion of the gastrointestinal mucosa returns to normal, drinking ice water immediately will cause the gastrointestinal mucosa to suddenly become cold and cause certain damage to the gastrointestinal tract. In severe cases, it may also cause gastrointestinal discomfort or colic. Be it summer or winter. Experts suggest that if you feel thirsty after sex, you may wish to drink a small amount of warm or cold boiled water, and try not to drink ice water or iced drinks.

What are the things you must do after sex?

Cleaning the lower body after sex is an essential process

During sexual intercourse, male semen and female vaginal secretions stick to the external genitalia, especially the female perineum and male scrotum, which are both moist and airtight. These secretions provide a favorable environment for bacteria to survive and multiply. Washing the lower body promptly after sex and drying it with a clean towel can not only prevent external genital infections but also reduce the chance of urinary tract infections. When cleaning the external genitalia, wash with warm water from front to back to prevent the sewage from washing around the anus from flowing back to the external genitalia, thereby contaminating the genitals.

Don’t forget to drink a glass of water after sex

Because during sexual life, not only the sexual organs of both parties are in a state of high congestion and excitement, but also from the sexual excitement period to the climax period, almost all tissues and organs of the body are involved in this special physiological process. It can be said that a satisfactory sex life is equivalent to a moderate-intensity physical exercise. At this time, the body's energy consumption increases significantly, and the metabolism of tissues and organs is vigorous. This process consumes a lot of water. Therefore, do not go to bed immediately after sex. Be sure to drink a glass of water to replenish the lack of water in the body, otherwise there will be symptoms the next day. Feeling of fatigue. Especially for middle-aged and elderly people, lack of water in the body at night can also cause blood concentration and cause certain diseases. Therefore, do not forget to drink a glass of water after sex.

In short, although everyone enjoys the process of sex, we must pay more attention to our health after sex, otherwise our health will be damaged and we will not be able to have sex as much as we want next time!