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Why Do I Always Feel Tired After Eating?
Not sure if its common, but I tend to feel tired after having a meal. All I want to do is sleep.
Why does eating do that to your body?
Answers
It's called 'postprandial somnolence'.
Explained here
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barry1010,
I don't tend to have large portions anyway. I eat all sorts really, roasts, veg, normally sandwiches at work. It doesn't seem to matter what I eat, I just instantly lose my energy.
If I know I got to drive for more than an hour or so, I make sure I don't eat before because I have experienced where I am fighting to stay awake, and thats very dangerous.
Its nothing new I've always been lile it, but it seems worse since I hit 50 which was 5 years ago now.
I used to get like that when I was very overweight, ate a lot of bread, fatty food and sugar and never really gave my stomach a rest.
It doesn't happen since I started eating smaller meals three times a day, no snacking, no food after dinner (between 5 and 6pm usually), no sugar at all.
I stop eating when I am no longer hungry, not full.
Feeling tired after eating can be a symptom of type 2 diabetes so it's worth getting that checked out.
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