The resting time of the stomach is usually after 3-4 hours of dinner, and the working time of the stomach is within 2-4 hours after eating.
The stomach is one of the very important digestive organs in the digestive system. The stomach secretes gastric acid, pepsin and other digestive juices, where sugars, lipids and proteins are initially digested and broken down. The length of the stomach’s working time is related to the type of food ingested, as different foods take different amounts of time to be digested and broken down and then completely emptied from the stomach to the duodenum.
Fluid foods and water take about 1 hour to empty, protein and starchy foods take 2-3 hours to empty, and fatty foods take 2-4 hours to empty. It is also related to the body’s gastric power, digestive function, and how much you eat. Under normal circumstances three meals a day, the difference between two meals is about 4 hours, when the stomach is completely emptied, so there is a sense of hunger.
After 3-4 hours after dinner is the rest time of the stomach. If you eat dinner around 6 p.m., then after 9-10 p.m. the stomach begins to be in a state of rest, the whole night the stomach is in the stage of rest and adjustment, but at this time the stomach under the regulation of the visceral nerve, will also secrete physiological amounts of digestive juices.