Why do I get so sleepy after every meal?

Answer 1

Two other factors that contribute to the desire to sleep at the dinner table are meal composition and increased blood flow to the gastrointestinal tract. Studies have shown that a solid-food meal resulted in faster fatigue onset than a liquid diet. The solid-food meal also causes a variety of substances to jump into action that ultimately leads to increased blood flow to the abdomen. This increase in blood flow and an increase in the metabolic rate for digestion can contribute to sleepiness.

Answer 2

depending on what you eat certain foods have different chemical and hormonal factors to them that make you sleepy an example is turkey that has a certain hormone or chemical base in it that can make you sleepy after you eat chicken can do the same thing along with various fruits and vegetables.

Answer 3

When you eat you raise the glucose levels in your blood making you sleepy.

Answer 4

depends on what you are eating sometimes chicken or turkey will make you extra tired because it has a chemical in it that causes tiredness, also I think when our tummys get satisfied we get sleepy and relaxed.

Answer 5

Is'nt it something about your body that is working hard to digest your meal so the brain has to concentrate on that process hence, you get tired. I think thats something like that!!.

Answer 6

When your hungry yoyr body produces a lot of adrenaline which gives you energy but after you eat your body stops doing this and it makes you tired

Answer 7

Because you body slows other function to consentrate on digestion of the food you just ate.

Answer 8

maybe u eat too much carbohydrates which can make u feel sleepy.

Answer 9

You are probably eating too much food. As a result of an overly-full belly you get post-prandial somnolence.

Answer 10

Two reasons: 1. You eat too much. 2. You eat too much simple carbohydrate.