Eating before going to bed may cause gastric reflux, indigestion and obesity and other hazards.
1. Gastric reflux: Eating before going to bed and lying down after eating are prone to gastric reflux. If the patient himself has gastroesophageal reflux, it will be more likely to have reflux symptoms, causing acid reflux, heartburn, choking and coughing. Reflux may also occur during sleep, triggering violent choking and coughing, or even suffocation and death by aspiration.
2. Indigestion: In the sleep state of the gastrointestinal tract digestive function is weakened, peristalsis will slow down. If you eat more before going to bed, it is not in line with the body’s normal biological clock law, resulting in food indigestion, there will be gastric bloating and other indigestion symptoms.
3. Obesity: eating before going to bed will lead to a higher intake of calories, while sleeping the body metabolism slows down, a long time can cause obesity, hyperlipidemia and so on.
In general, it is best not to eat again within an hour before going to bed, you can drink less water, which will help sleep and physical health.