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A member asked:
Is it abnormal for eating kind of a lot of food to make you want to fall asleep, and how does it make you tired?
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Normal: Eating a lot stimulates the "parasympathetic" nervous system which causes the body to "rest and digest".
Answered 9/15/2014
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Eating a lot: it is not unusual to get sleepy or feel tired after eating a lot as your circulation is rerouted to the digestive system with resulting fatigue and sleepiness.
Answered 9/14/2014
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