People prefer taking hot shower regardless of the climatic conditions. Hot showers are beneficial but anything that's is beneficial must be accompanied by risks in it.

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 Here are the risks associated with hot showers as highlighted on www.healthhypo.com

1. Nausea 

Some people specifically pregnant woman experience nausea after they have dashed out of the bathroom. Nausea occurs mainly after you have taken a meal and immediately storm into the bathroom for a shower. 

Nausea is triggered by alteration of blood flow to the brain. Blood flow is diverted away from the digestive tract to the skin hence leading to nausea as a result.

2. Drop in blood pressure. 

Heat expands blood vessel in the skin causing low blood pressure. The heart will be subjected to overworking by pumping more blood so that it can increase blood pressure. You can faint as a result.

3. Dizziness and poor balance.

Hot showers alter blood pressure hence affects the flow of blood to the brain. A person experiences the alteration through dizzying, there will a poor balance as a result. Poor balance and dizziness can make you fall in the bathroom or after you have dashed out of the bathroom.

A serious fall can lead to excess bleeding as a result of striking your body part on a hard surface.