What causes sleepiness after meals

Sleepiness after meals may be caused by spleen and stomach weakness or spleen deficiency and dampness, etc. It is recommended to combine with the systemic symptoms to make a clear diagnosis. 1. Weakness of the spleen and stomach: symptoms such as a lack of desire to eat, reduced food intake, loose stools, tiredness and fatigue (tiredness and fatigue). If the spleen and stomach are already weak, with insufficient qi and blood, after eating, the spleen and stomach also need qi and blood as the source of power for transportation and digestion, resulting in even more insufficiency of qi and blood, which may aggravate the manifestation of fatigue (mental exhaustion and physical weakness), and thus make you sleepy after meals. 2. Spleen deficiency and dampness: a further manifestation of spleen and stomach weakness, the spleen and stomach are weak, and they are incapable of transporting and transforming water-dampness, so water-dampness accumulates in the middle Jiao. After eating, the food stays in the middle jiao, which adds to the burden of the spleen and stomach, and the spleen is even more weak, so it is easy to get sleepy after meals. In addition, if there are no other symptoms besides sleepiness after meals, it may be a physiological phenomenon and does not require treatment. If you are sleepy after meals and have other symptoms, it is recommended to ask your doctor to find out the cause and standardize the treatment under the doctor’s guidance.