Sleeping after eating
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nickbroken
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It might slow it down a bit as we are meant to be standing when we digest, but as a whole it takes 6-8 hours to digest food anyways so the sooner you stop eating the quicker your stomach will be empty.
We are meant to be standing when we digest? I didn't know that.
Kojo Douglas
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Hahaha. I don't think that's true. We aren't meant to do anything, we evolved to do things.
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Deleted User01
Ok, after lunch, I take a 30 minute siesta. If I get too low on the recliner, I wake up startled because my food starts to come up on me. It's a horrible feeling. So there is some wisdom to the adage that you should not sleep right after you eat.
P.S. I don't even eat that much for lunch.
P.S. I don't even eat that much for lunch.
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Deleted User01
I wanted to add to the previous post that the food coming up is something that has only started in the last 2 years. I have no stomach issues but maybe there is a weak vomit valve (for want of a better word). And it only seems to happen when I take a short nap at lunch. So go figure ... or not.
VictoryRider
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The ancient Romans, I believe, used to recline on their left side for a while after a meal. This allows the stomach to be more horizontal with its natural curve
on the bottom, which is very conducive to peristalsis.
tribal1209
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I have horrific acid reflux and I am most definitely designed to remain standing once I eat
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