sleeping without eating?

@asliah (11137)
Philippines
December 16, 2010 9:55pm CST
why some people can sleep without eating or hungry? coz i have tried this once, and my stomach aching and i cant sleep well in the night, have you experienced this,sleeping in the night without eating?
20 responses
@kkavya36 (35)
18 Jan 11
i really wonder how people can sleep without eating??? i'l give my 1st preference to my sleep,,even i have so much work to do and not yet finished my dinner, if i get sleep i can't be able to control it...if i wont have at night i can sleep only for 3hr not more than that...i'l a pain in my stomach i can't continue my sleep further. no other way to do... i should go and have at that time, instead of that we can eat and then go to sleep... but then i wont realize, i'l go to sleep before my dinner... im very much thank full to my mom, sh'l feed me every day in the night... i'l request to you people not to sleep with out taking your dinner... your stomach will fill with gas and you have face digestion problem,gas trouble...
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
30 Dec 10
Hi, Normally people do not sleep at night without taking food. After days work and exhaustion one really gets hungry and in that case if you sleep empty stomach you will surely not have proper sleep at night. When you bowel is filled up you feel the pressure and sleep comes early.
@shibham (16977)
• India
18 Dec 10
Hi asliah... Yes, i can sleep and have slept many times. Last 14, 15 and 16 december i slept without taking anything. No problem at all.
@gaiza12 (4884)
• Philippines
21 Dec 10
I have tried this before when i don't eat dinner because i don't feel hungry yet but after reading a book before going to sleep, i feel hungry but since i don't want to sleep with a full stomach and because of the laziness to get out of bed at night, i just sleep my hungriness. I can sleep right away because i really feel sleepy already. But if i still am very awake, i can't sleep. I will really be getting out of bed and eat.
@kodukodu84 (1569)
• Malaysia
21 Dec 10
I definitely cannot sleep when I'm hungry. Because when it is too silence I will start imagining and thinking of all kind of foods, imagining myself eating them and it makes me more hungry and irritated. I have experienced this a lot and it is just the same for being thirsty. Have a nice day
• India
19 Dec 10
Yes sleeping without taking food may result in insomnia .You have experienced stomach ache because your belly was empty and gastric juices which is highly acidic starts to react with your stomach because there was nothing to digest.This results in stomach ache.It is advised atleast to drink some water so that your stomach ph level is nuetralised so that you may not suffer from stomach ache
@allamgirl (2140)
• Philippines
18 Dec 10
I almost always sleep without eating dinner. But usually, I eat late afternoon, so I'm not that hungry. I get home very late so most of the times, I just go to bed. Plus, by the time I get home anyway, there's no more hot meal. So it takes some time to prepare something so I'd rather sleep.
@irene66 (1669)
• Philippines
17 Dec 10
I do observe too that there are really people who do not eat before sleeping. I think sleep is something which is difficult to be deprived. Food too but it seems it is better to be hungry than to miss a sleep. I think people have the reserve to live for several days even without food.
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
17 Dec 10
Please do not try it again. A meal at night is very important as there is a long gap of time between dinner and breakfast. Lack of food in the stomach during this time will irritate the stomach lining and may result in ulcers and worse, cancer of stomach and colon. The digestion works as we sleep and nourishes us. Night time digestion is more effective as the whole body is at rest and so energy that comes out of digested food is stored for the day's activity. This is very important. People may go to sleep hungry depending on many things. In my opinion that is bad and should never be done! I don't!
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
17 Dec 10
Of course you will get the gastric and the stomach ache when you are no eating anything. In my past experience, I drank the wheat powders and felt very much better. Sometimes, when I had a heavy lunch especially when I went for the hi-tea, I could skip the dinner without feeling hungry at all. ha! ha! ha! My stomach was full with foods and enough for the digestion until the next day..
@nicregi (1934)
• Malaysia
17 Dec 10
Hi there! Some people just can do so because they think eat before sleeping will cause obesity and put on weight. I do experience it before as I cant find food in my house. Other than that, I try chew on something...or just plain bread.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
17 Dec 10
Whenever i have a heavy snack at 5pm onwards, i usually wouldn't eat dinner anymore. I would just drink water , watch tv with my husband until i feel sleepy. I feel lighter the next day and my stomach seemed flatter. However, if during the day , the meal you have just eaten is lunch , then, you should eat your dinner in moderate amount. It is not good to eat a heavy dinner but it isn't good either to sleep on an empty stomach. Your stomach will make some grumbling, you can't sleep fitfully.
• India
17 Dec 10
It is just impossible for me. i can stay without a lunch but without dinner, no? A light meal, is best suit for me. I generally don't take a heavy meal at night. But some people would suggest to take more at night as it requires more energy while we sleep. Is it really a valuable cause?
• Ecuador
17 Dec 10
Yes. I sometimes sleep without eating anything in the last 4 or 5 hours. It's not hard for me to sleep like that, the problem starts the next day. I mean, when I wake up the next day, my stomach hurts a little, not so much, so I can solve it eating my breakfast.
@silentwill (1685)
• Philippines
17 Dec 10
It's hard for me to sleep to when hungry. My stomach would be growling and I won't be able to concentrate on getting sleep, especially if my insomnia attacks. But there is a state when I haven't eaten anything that after a while I don't feel hungry anymore, and during that time I find I'm able to get some sleep.
@advokatku (4033)
• Indonesia
17 Dec 10
I'm ever sleep at night without eating before, and my night's sleep pretty soundly until morning. No have problems with a rumbling stomach because the previous evening I ate almost 2 plates of rice
• United States
17 Dec 10
It certainly had to be an uncomfortably feeling as the stomach growling can certainly be discomforting and achy. Best to eat something light prior to bed if anytime you missed your dinner so that the stomach can be at ease.
@calpro (930)
• India
17 Dec 10
Hi, It is advised to sleep with adequate food intake always. Sleeping without having food will lead to health problems. For a day it might be okay but if it is a habit it will lead to unnecessary health problems. Like your car needs fuel to run efficiently without stopping, the same case with your body too. So fuel your body with required proteins and nutrients by taking your meal before going to bed. Adequate meal facilitates good sleep, good sleep brings fresh mornings. Happy eating Calpro
@Sissi321 (130)
• China
17 Dec 10
i have the same feeling with you.every night i must eat something before sleeping,or my stomach will refust to cooperate with me...
@zaga_cleuth (1407)
• Philippines
17 Dec 10
I usually feel lazy eating. And so I usually sleep without eating. It doesn't affects me.