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  2. Postprandial somnolence - Wikipedia

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    Postprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma, after-dinner dip, or "the itis") is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal. Postprandial somnolence has two components: a general state of low energy related to activation of the parasympathetic nervous system in response to mass in the gastrointestinal tract , and a ...

  3. How Stomach Issues May Be Affecting Your Sleep - AOL

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    Although sleep disturbances aren’t officially considered among the diagnostic criteria for IBS, one study found some 37.6 percent of people with IBS also have sleep disorders. How Stomach Issues ...

  4. If You Notice This One Thing While You're Eating, Talk to ...

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    If the problem is related to acid reflux, Dr. Yoon says doctors may recommend diet or lifestyle modifications to avoid foods or drinks that trigger the symptoms, like spicy or acidic items ...

  5. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    Transit time through the small intestine is an average of 4 hours. Half of the food residues of a meal have emptied from the small intestine by an average of 5.4 hours after ingestion. Emptying of the small intestine is complete after an average of 8.6 hours. [30]

  6. Gastroparesis - Wikipedia

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    Patients might characterize postprandial fullness as a feeling of food remaining in the stomach for an extended period of time. Satiation is a lack of hunger after eating. It is the inverse of hunger and appetite. Early satiety is the disappearance of appetite before nutrient absorption during food ingestion.

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  8. Phases of digestion - Wikipedia

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    50-60% of total gastric acid secretion occurs during this phase. The gastric phase is a period in which swallowed food and semidigested protein (peptides and amino acids) activate gastric activity. Ingested food stimulates gastric activity in two ways: by stretching the stomach and by gastric contents stimulating receptors in the stomach. [2]

  9. Here’s What Buffets Do to Your Body and Brain - AOL

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    A July 2020 study in the journal Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology suggests that while your stomach volume can lead you to eat more calories at a meal, your brain can override your physical ...