Eating at night

I read that eating before bed is bad for your digestive system.

The last time I eat before bed is 2 hours minimum, because I take l-glutamine before I go to bed and I want to take it on an empty stomach... And I have decided 2 hours makes an empty stomach. I just made that time up, but it works to keep me from eating all throughout the evening.

I can't sleep unless I have a full stomach. I tend to eat an hour before bed

I'm an evening snacker and can't sleep if I'm hungry but I certainly don't want to be stuffed. I usually don't eat after 8:00ish.

I usually quit eating a few hours before bed, have always done that.
But when I'm pregnant I eat another snack maybe an hour before bed.

You need 3 hours minimum prior to going to bed. I was reading about how this works and we need to clear the highway before it can do repairs on our cells. Meaning we have to have a time without food for our cells to do house cleaning. It is also important to eat smaller meals and more frequently during the day. As a rule I would stop eating at least 3 hours before going to bed and then no sooner than 12 hours before next meal. That fasting time is really important to our bodies.

Post Edited (twiggs) : 1/18/2013 10:53:46 AM (GMT-7)

Well, I don't eat dinner until 8pm or later so definitely me! 

I work far from home and go to the gym right after work, so I don't get home till around 7:30 or 8pm.  By the time I make dinner I am eating at 8pm or later. I've done this for years and years and don't notice any issues.

I also then eat another little snack right before bed, say like 10pm?  I probably lie down around 11pm. No issues.  If anything it makes me have a BM at night which makes it much easier to take my mesalamine enema before bed.