2006-09-11 08:20:36 · 17 answers · asked by chl21s 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
post prandial somnolescence
2006-09-11 08:29:00 · answer #1 · answered by sahajrob 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know, however, I know what causes it; it's from the act of eating a big, fatty meal with lots of meat.
Meat takes FOREVER to digest and if you've eaten a big fatty meal (think Thanksgiving), all the energy you have is being directed toward digesting the 8 course meal you've just inhaled, which makes you feel tired.
When I used to go out to brunch with my dad (and I still do), I used to order not one but TWO PLATEFULS of biscuits n' gravy and it used to make me incredibly sleepy when we got home and it would be 9 in the morning! That kind of stuff made me bigger and the DR said that I needed a change in lifestyle.
Well, 35 lbs. later, I feel better and I actually try NOT to eat big, fatty meals (I'm really anal about that now) and I kick myself even if I enjoy one every once in a long while. I still have a lot of weight to lose but I know I can do it :)
On Thanksgiving, try putting a little teeny bit of everything on your plate with mostly veggies and eat slowly. At the end of the meal, you'll feel full which leaves room for pumpkin pie later on in the day.
2006-09-11 08:25:46 · answer #2 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know the medical term, but I can tell you why it happens. It takes an enormous amount of energy for your body to digest food. Your body devotes about 85% of it's energy to digestion. Certain foods are harder to digest. Fatty red meat, like beef, and food fried or cooked with a lot oil will all take more energy to digest. Also, oxygen has a huge factor in digestion. The majority of people (especially high stress workers) eat very quickly and don't take the time to breathe properly. Your digestive cells need oxygen to function properly. Eat slower, chew longer (chewing your food well helps saliva break down the nutrients further and makes digestion easier) and remember to breathe and drink water.
2006-09-11 08:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by katiesaik 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's called postprandial sleepiness.
(in my case is just laziness...)
It's actually due to Serotonin (nothing related to the blood going to your stomach...). During the digestion (approx 1 hours after eating) we use the amino acids from the food to produce serotonin inside our brain, which makes us sleepy. Some foods that are specially good for this are peanuts, beans, green vegetables, milk, turkey and eggs.
2006-09-11 09:08:12 · answer #4 · answered by pinkish 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Postprandial Repercussional Fatigue (PPRF)
There are multiple overlapping causes. It takes energy to use the muscles of the stomach and secrete gastric acid. When the acid is secreted, the blood becomes more alkaline. Hormones are released to coordinate the GI tract and some influence the brain. Some metabolites absorbed from the GI tract are become hormone of neurotrasmitters (e.g. MSG, tryptophan from turkey).
2006-09-11 08:40:59 · answer #5 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you get sleepy because after you have eaten blood is shunted to the vessels around the digestive tract and away from the extremities, of which your head is one. Don't eat as much and you won't nod off.
2006-09-11 08:25:10 · answer #6 · answered by kerangoumar 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Turkeygravygrogularity.
2006-09-11 08:26:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dave Chappelle Explained this as "The Itis"
2006-09-11 08:25:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's called nap time! Especially in kindergarten.
2006-09-11 08:27:16 · answer #9 · answered by cab veteran 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Normal. Ha Ha Ha, sorry couldnt resist.
2006-09-11 08:22:46 · answer #10 · answered by hard to know 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋