Taking a bath after ironing clothes - - bad?

archerguy

My mom tells me not to take a shower immediately after ironing clothes. Baka daw magka-ketong! Kakatawa nga eh pero nakakatakot din kasi. Mga Filipino superstitious beliefs nga naman!

Pero is there medical evidence to this?

dawnnah

ngii! bago sa pandinig ko yon ah, magkakaketong?
alam ko lang, masama maligo after ironing clothes kasi pagod na pagod arms mo tapos you're so exposed pa sa heat from the iron...
in short, pasma aabutin... :(

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Ira

It's not true. Go ahead and take a bath. Take a swim, if you want to.

frenzy

I don't believe na magkaka-ketong. But all I know is that, don't wash any part of your body after ironing clothes, kasi mapa-pasma ka. Yun lang.

Ira

er....the pasma bit isn't true, either.

Leprosy (ketong) is an infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. Contrary to popular belief, you won't catch it easily if you come in contact with someone who has it. You won't catch it in water, either.

clone

Archerguy asked: Taking a bath after ironing clothes - - bad?

It is bad only if you don't take off your freshly ironed clothes first.

Seriously now, take Ira's advice. She's correct.

millethsky

Really??? Pasma is'nt true??

juve_grrrl10

I have quite a handful of doctor-friends and they also say pasma is just a fallacy.

yax-ytterp

then what causes the involuntary shaking of the hands?! you know, when you write or simply look at your hand then it's just shaking like that...

i've been existing for 19 years and now & pasma is not true!!! i remember when i was a kid, when my dad scolded me for taking a bath after playing patentero the whole day!

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Ira

Those shaking of the hands is just benign familial tremors. It's inherited, and does not really cause any significant health problems.

pepperish

my hands shake a lot -- and i find it really disturbing... like pag may iaabot ako sa ibang tao natatawa sila kze nga sobrang nanginginig hands ko... or pag kakain (lalo na pag sa fine dining) -- all i can say is it's nakakainis!

alright, so i won't have significant health problems with it, but still... is there something i can do about it?

Ira

Usually, tremors are of a benign nature, but I agree, it's a source of annoyance and embarrassment. If it's severe enough that it's affecting your daily activities, the best thing to do would be to see a neurologist who can properly examine you to rule out more serious problems, and if it turns out to be a case of Benign Familial Tremor/Essential Tremor, there are some medications which can help. However, if your tremors aren't severe enough that it affects your daily activities, taking regular medications for it will not be cost- nor health-effective, since the medications are not without its side effects. Non-drug treatment would include learning relaxation techniques and limiting intake of food with caffeine, like coffee, tea, sodas, and chocolates.

DigitalAnalog

Paano kung Parkinson's Disease na?

Ira

The tremors for Parkinson's Disease is very different in characteristic from benign familial tremors commonly seen. The Parkinsonian tremors, in contrast to the benign type, are worst during rest, and it decreases during voluntary activities like writing, eating, etc. pepperish's tremors occur during activity. Parkinson's Disease also exhibits other symptoms aside from tremors, like rigidity and slowness of movement and is thus very easy to distinguish from the benign type.