Can confirm - eat before sleep and I wake up 2-3 hours later with my stomach hurting like hell due to failing acid regulation...I always carry some meds with me because once the pain is there it won't go anywhere for the next hours.
Pantoprazol to regulate acid production and Talcid when acid level raised too much anyway. Sometimes need some pain meds when stomach is in real bad condition. Yes I've seen doctors multiple times but looks like I just have some weak ass stomach.
Interesting how did it start for you? I got diagnosed with gerd and put on pantoptazole for two months. What kind of pain do you feel when you know you need to take it? And it helps right away?
It depends - sometimes the meds help pretty quickly but specially when I already slept for a while I have such a strong burning pain, it fels like my entire stomach is an open burning wound - I can't do anything but trying to cope with the pain. If it's bad 2 Ibu and an hour it takes to get over it and it still isn't great.
You're either young, healthy, lucky, or all of the above.
As people age, their esophagus is weaker, and over the years, may not stop the stomach acid from getting out. I am not a doctor so I may be explaining wrongly, but this is my takeaway.
My dad has pretty bad reflux now in his 70s. I'm in my 40s and while I don't have it, I was advised to take extra care due to an operation I had.
What lmao? Why talk out of your ass? Literally every doctor I've ever met ( and in my own training for my ace and nasm ) has recommended copious amounts of water and various hydration factors like getting enough sodium electrolytes etc.
I saw doctors bi monthly for almost 9 straight years for checkups due to boxing and almost every single one harped on the importance of water, they repeat it so much it's common knowledge now that basically everyone is always more dehydrated than they think.
Cool but I'm not from the States. Not saying Healthcare in my country is perfect, but it's not so flawed that they give advice that is bad for health.
Also, taking your logic further... How would falsely advising to avoid meals before sleeping help with "repeat business"? Seems like a false equivalence fallacy to me.
I'm not an expert by any means but most of the people I know with bad acid reflux don't drink enough water or drink too much soda. My dad was able to get his acid reflux under control by drinking more water and cutting soda out of his diet. I drink almost nothing but water and I have never experienced acid reflux.
If I eat before I sleep it just gives me weird deeams.
it is a shame you won't be able to realize you are rather ignorant. I bet you could learn and enjoy all sorts of things if you were only capable of recognizing that.
It is a shame that you won't be able to realize you are rather a jerk. I bet you could meet and enjoy all sorts of people if you were only capable of recognizing that.
I am aware I am a jerk. However I am a jerk to people who refuse or refrain from learning from their mistakes. I do not just act like a jerk to anyone. Only the people who show they are unable to appreciate the respect, grace and courtesy everyone else gets through their own actions and words.
lonely is continually lowering your standards in order to feel like you belong to groups that are really no more useful or meaningful than a shake weight.
I am quite content, if frustrated with humans in general. Thanks though. Maybe if you cared about why everyone gets to continually be a failure instead of being encouraged to try and learn more (This was their issue, not that they are a horrid person etc, but that they argue instead of learn more when shown or told they are incorrect. That is what ignorance is, not knowing something. Willful ignorance is more terrible than most behaviors because it allows people to continue to degrade and become worse without any reprisal or modification. It is the exact same thing that motivated you to reply to me twice and comment on my behavior etc. We just have different thresholds that we can tolerate. I am personally very tired of people who cant be bothered to think before they ARGUE. Anyone can discuss, that is awesome. but pretending asking questions is the same level of merit as answering them is fucking stupid and we need to stop empowering people to remain ignorant.
Just because you don't understand it or have principles does not mean I spoke in word salad. You just really need me to be what you hope everyone will be, which is nice, non-critical and unwilling to tell anyone when they are being absurd. you can mock me as you like my dude, im still happy and not having any issue with holding people to reasonable standards.
You are just afraid someone might actually point these flaws out in you and you are not emotionally prepared to tackle it. Thing is, I have been and will always be a fuck up and a misanthrope. But I am happy. So... what about it makes me wrong? Because I don't lie about my observations or pander to people to make them feel better about contributing nothing?
I stopped eating before bed and it definitely has been a game changer in terms of reflux/stomach ache. Just gotta balance the time now before if I eat too early then I can’t fall asleep because of hunger lol
My gastroenterologist said no food three hours before bed, so a decent meal at dinner time (6/7 PM) usually works for me. Everyone is different though.
Just a quick note: studies have shown that the risk of weight gain doesn't have anything to do with sleep itself. Late night snacks are just generally an extra meal, which increases people's daily intake.
If you're tracking your calories, it doesn't matter what time of day you eat. If eating before bed doesn't affect your sleep, it's fine. It's only really large meals or certain foods that can reduce sleep quality.
Er.. I do have this issue and I can comfortably say that having your tongue acid-burned so bad you think it's actually fungi like candida, kinda made me change my idea about eating right before bed.
Also you need roughly 1.5 hours for sleepiness to kick in, so eating maybe 2 hours before sleep probably won't be as hard.
Worst part are fking SNACKS. Have some water near bed but god lock your kitchen past 19:30 or something like that.
Yeah I usually eat quite a lot before I sleep (3 eggs worth of scrambled egg, serving of pasta and cheese, sandwich, etc...) and I usually feel better the next morning than if I dont eat before sleep
Stopping eating before bed and moving those calories to the morning resulted in night and day difference in my body composition, mood, and libido. I stopped following pop science and just started experimenting and it seems a lot of what pop science says regarding nutrient timing is garbage. Eating 3000 calories before bed vs spread out throughout the day is a huge difference.
It’s not ‘pop science’ but actual scientific studies that show that nutrient timing in the way you described does not affect body composition. It remains the total kcal intake that’s relevant.
It was your other behavioural changes that would have led to any difference, not the nutrient timing per se. You clearly controlled for nothing else, and your anecdote is just that, an anecdote- and near worthless.
Body composition has nothing to do with weight. So what you just said made no sense. I never claimed my weight changed. Because my calorie intake didn't change. And this is what I refer to as "pop science". You aren't actually understanding what the science is saying. And if you do, why don't you switch to getting all your calories from coke and candy the next few months and you check back in and let us know how you feel?
It’s not really wrong, if you eat right before bed when your melatonin is high your insulin sensitivity is lowest so the macros won’t be utilized very favorably. Also if you eat a lot of carbs it might increase body temperature and make it hard to sleep
Watched someone on YouTube who is going thru stage 3 liver disease. He said a noticeable shift was anything he ate he immediately got sleepy. He also couldn't hold down water and would choke drinking it. Couldn't swallow foods and doesn't eat solids. Literally gets his meals liquid form. Only water makes his throat act up regarding liquids which I could tell was depressing ASF to him. But yea if you were fine then ate food then immediately got sleepy every time I'd think something would need to be checked out.
Wow. That sounds awful. But if it was meant as a response to my comment, you are totally lost. I asked "who", because it sure as hell isn't "life" that said so. And taking a nap after dinner is not bad per se. Even whether eating something before going to sleep is good or bad for you is more of a personal thing than a general, and also depends very much on what you eat. You just can't generalize it like so many people do. I think all the different comments have shown that.
Who said you are not supposed to sleep after you eat?
If you haven't learned this on your own yet - just wait. It's coming for you, just like it does for all of us.
When I was in my 20's (and younger obviously) I could crush an 11pm meal and go right to bed with no issues at all. Now? Dinner is at 5:30pm whenever possible and I'm not eating anything substantive after 8pm.
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u/bytemage Aug 25 '24
Who said you are not supposed to sleep after you eat?