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Is sleeping just after eating anything or just after dinner affect proper digestion?
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May cause GERD...: ...So avoid foods ; behavior that delay stomach emptying ;/or relax the lower esophageal sphincter--spicy, greasy food, mints, alcohol, tobacco, chocolate, tomato-based products, caffeinated ; fizzy drinks, eating before bedtime. Lose weight. Elevate head of bed on blocks. Use otc acid blockers for relief (h2's: tagamet, zantac, (ranitidine) pepcid; ppi's: prilosec, prevacid, zegerid).
Answered 4/17/2014
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Digestion: This will not affect digestion, but it may result in your developing gastroesophageal reflux by lying down with a full stomach. Also sleeping off a meal may result in your putting extra pounds by lack of physical activity.
Answered 4/9/2014
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