Eating before bed?

Hi guys. I've been posting quite a few questions lately and haven't been contributing much in terms of advice which I apologise for. It seems most of the questions on this board have been answered quite accurately or by others who have more experience than I do. I'll try to contribute more nonetheless.

My question is, is it bad for your colon (or digestive system) if you eat before bed? I generally feel uncomfortable if I am lying in bed hungry so I tend to eat till I am full about 30 mins to 1 hour before getting in bed (but by the time I fall asleep, usually 1.5 - 2 hours have passed since my last meal). I searched online and I found articles saying eating before bed was bad because you store up calories and fat cells. Being naturally thin, this is actually something I would actually like. However, I never read anything that said it was bad for your colon. My gf tells me that eating before bed does in fact harm your colon (she just doesn't understand why).

Max

I can't go to sleep if I'm hungry either but I don't necessarily eat a ton before going to bed but I'm also not trying to gain weight. Usually a little snack an hour or two before bed. Whether its bad for your colon I don't know but I'm sure if your flaring eating right before bed might not be a good idea or you may be up more than you want in the middle of the night going to the bathroom.

Over many years I've heard that eating late at night (especially before going to bed) is hard on the digestive system as well it can cause weight gain. It's recommended not to eat past 8 pm unless you go to bed early like 9, then you probably shouldn't eat past 6 maybe.