Deans' stroke musings: Wetting your head before your body while showering does not cause stroke, experts say

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Wetting your head before your body while showering does not cause stroke, experts say

Never even heard of this, maybe because I don't go into the cesspool of Facebook.

Wetting your head before your body while showering does not cause stroke, experts say

Multiple Facebook posts claim that people often have strokes while in the bathroom because they are showering in the "wrong sequence" by wetting their heads before their bodies. The posts claim this sequence "causes the body to adjust its temperature too quickly", potentially causing a stroke. The claim is false; stroke experts told AFP there is no evidence to show that wetting your head before your body while showering can lead to a stroke.

The claim was published on Facebook here on September 26, 2018. The post has been shared more than 170,000 shares, most recently in October 2020.

The text image in the Facebook post reads: "Why do strokes often happen in the bathroom? This was written by a UiTM Professor with the national sports board. He has been advising people not to wet the head and hair first when showering as this is the wrong sequence. This causes the body to adjust its temperature too quickly because we are warm-blooded. By performing this incorrect sequence, blood rushing up to the head may cause capillary or artery breakage, hence, a stroke and a fall. The right way to shower is to start wetting the body from the feet up to the shoulders slowly. A sensation of vapor coming out of the crown on the head or bristling of body hair may be felt for some people. Follow this procedure then shower as usual. This is especially useful for people with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and even migraine."