Ok-Feedback5604 t1_jbmdmzg wrote on March 10, 2023 at 1:56 AM

Is it risky to hit the bed 10 minutes after eating?

MedPedsChief t1_jbmiqn3 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 2:37 AM

Hi Ok-Feedback5604- Don’t eat a large meal before bedtime. If you are hungry at night, eat a light, healthy snack. In reference to healthy sleep habits, I would recommend that you review the AASM sleepeducation.org page:

https://sleepeducation.org/healthy-sleep/healthy-sleep-habits/

SnoozeMD t1_jbmj0dg wrote on March 10, 2023 at 2:39 AM

Hi, /u/Ok-Feedback5604! Just adding on to Dr. Strang’s response, eating a meal shortly before bed can make some people feel a bit uncomfortable or even experience reflux (an uncomfortable sensation in the stomach or chest related to acid leaking out of the stomach and into the esophagus), affecting their sleep.