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Cold Water: Does drinking cold water harm the stomach? Learn the real truth from the experts
Samira Vishwas | May 27, 2026 11:24 PM CST

  • Many claims are being made on social media about cold water to drink in summer.
  • Experts have given important information about this and said that some habits can be dangerous for health.
  • It has also come to light that people with certain diseases need special care.

Cool in summer Water intake is guaranteed. This cools the body and quenches thirst. For some time now, many claims have been made on social media about the consumption of cold water. According to this, it is said that consumption of cold water can cause stomach disorders, which can affect our digestion. But people are confused about whether this claim is true and whether drinking cold water actually harms health. Today’s article has been written to clear this confusion in your mind and to convey the real truth to you. In this article we are going to know the effect of cold water on our health.

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Does cold water affect digestion?

According to doctors, digestion and water have nothing to do with each other. Whether you drink hot or cold water, its temperature becomes normal after entering the stomach. So far cold water in general has not been shown to affect our digestion in any way. Some people have this misconception that drinking cold water causes body fat to freeze but in reality nothing like that happens. People believe that drinking cold water causes the food to shrink, but this is actually not the case.

Avoid drinking very cold water

Note that some stomach ailments such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can cause increased sensitivity. If we consume cold water in this situation, there is a possibility of increasing the symptoms of the disease. According to doctors, we should drink cold water but we should avoid consuming extremely cold water. If you drink very cold water immediately after coming home from the sun, it can affect your body temperature. Due to this, diseases like cold and cough are likely to occur.

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Who should not drink cold water?

Cold water should be avoided by people suffering from asthma, sinus, migraine or throat infection, children, elderly people. Cold water should never be drunk in large quantities. Along with this, cold water should not be consumed immediately after coming from the hot sun.

 


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