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Falling asleep eating breakfast, lunch and dinner

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: May 31, 2023 | Replies (25)
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@colleenyoung

@rrradar and @bayhorse, interestingly @SusanEllen66 started a very similar discussion at the same time as this one. See here:

- Falling Asleep While Eating Lunch! https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/falling-asleep-while-eating-lunch/

@bayhorse, it's not uncommon for people to take a nap mid-day often after lunch. My husband is religious about his 20 minute refresh and it is almost always only 20 minutes. It sounds like you fall into a deeper sleep for 2 hours or so and don't necessarily wake up refreshed. Is that right?

@rrradar, does your friend have an underlying medical condition that might help explain this need for sleep after eating? Does he sleep long each time?

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rrradar | @rrradar | May 3, 2023

Colleen. My friend is an otherwise healthy, 75-year-old man and doesn’t have any underlying medical conditions. What puzzles me is that he falls asleep immediately after eating. Directly after eating he heads for the bedroom or recliner in the living room. He sleeps 2-3 hours. I thought it was something he was eating at all 3 meals that dozed him off

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SusanEllen66 | @SusanEllen66 | May 3, 2023

@colleenyoung I told my neurologist and he is sending me for a sleep study to rule out narcolepsy.

My experience was not just being sleepy.
I literally fell asleep with my hand UP IN THE AIR while holding a fork!
I wasn’t sleepy before that occurred either. It was like someone suddenly threw a blanket over me and poof…

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bayhorse | @bayhorse | May 6, 2023

Hi, Colleen: Yes, I fall asleep deeply and wake up disoriented. Sometimes, the need to sleep comes upon me when I'm still eating -- I almost feel drunk and have to lie down. I have discussed this with a nutritionist, and she mentioned that problem possibly was "leaky gut." I am using some gut supplements, but they don't really solve the problem.

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