is it bad to sleep after eating a heavy meal?

I have heard that before but I think it is just an "old wives tale". As far as I know, the only thing bad about eating a heavy meal and then going right to bed is if you have a hiatal hernia or problems with heartburn. Also if you eat and then go to bed your body doesn't have time to burn off any of the calories so your food turns to fat easier, or something like that.

yes it bad to sleep after eating a heavy meal because it may cause of many problem. it might be cause of fat,when you taking haveay mael so don't just seelp after one hour you can be sleep. After taking lunch,breakfast or dinner is sleeping not good(taking heavy or light).

Of course, your stomach is full and your internal system is grinding your food and busy, if yousleep but your stomach is awake then it a conflict. something in your mind is moving and machine is in bad condition

I don't know if it's bad or not but I don't think so. For what I know you fall asleep after an heavy meal because your organism gets all your energy to your stomach to be able to digest it, that's why you may feel tired and sleepy after it.

Yes it is bad to go to sleep after you eat a heavy meal cause you can get heart burn and stay awake all night long. Also its not good to go to bed in a full stomach,it can keep you from falling to sleep and they say it all turn into fat.

I was always told not to eat after a certain time because your food needs to digest. I would say if you eat late at nite then go to sleep, you didnt give your body anytime to burn any of ur dinner off. I know when I eat later at night I'm miserable trying to go to sleep

i'm not really sure if going straight to bed has a connection with pancreatitis, but a lot of folks would say that's what you'll get when you do. it's what we call "bangungot".

hi,first eating next sleep.my habit

I think that if you do this often, you'll run into problems. I've eaten heavy meals or late night meals and gone to bed an hour or two after. I always feel so tired after eating a heavy meal. The bed just calls my name and I can't resist.

I don't think so.Don't eat too full.It's bad for the heart.

absolutely yes! it will slow down your metabolism which can result in constipation. it may also affect the circulation of blood and air as your digestive organs are tight and full. you better eat 2 hours before you go to sleep.

I have been doing that most of my life. but here i am. alive and kicking.

not really, unless you like to get fat or live like a pig. no offense!

I have heard too that it is not good to sleep after a big meal. Not only is it not good for your digestive system to lay down so soon after eating, but certain foods are claimed to cause nightmares and bad dreams. I don't know that I have ever experienced this myself, but I do frequently have frustrating and upsetting dreams that I wish I could rid myself of.

Yes having a sleep after a heavy meal is not good for you and can cause nightmares due to restless sleep because the body is trying to digest the meal while your alseep.

i think it is if you sleep right after you eat, i do sleep after having a heavy meal but i relax for 5 to 10 minutes before lying down.

yes, cause your muscle will be relax and there will no enough energy to diget all the food you eat. and it can also result as your additional weight! i cant blame you cause whenever we eat the blood flow in our brain decreases becasue it will be neede in the digestive system andthis cause us to feel very sleepy. so just try to stay awake at least two hours before going to bed. and maybe because of those reasons, old folks scared us if we will sleep full.

Yes it is really very bad to sleep after eating a heavy meal. Because the food doesnt get digested easily.

yes. when you sleep at night time after eating a heavy meal, your stomach would have a hard time digesting the food. i think it's something like that.

As far as I know, many people do not recommend to sleep after eating meals. It has got to do with your digestive system. When you sleep some of your body functions slows down. The food won't be digested properly thus resulting into poor absorption of the nutrients in the food. If you're on a proper diet, you should also watch your sleeping habits.