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T0xicalGr33k OP t1_iy0wivd wrote

Reply to comment by lohborn in Eli5 why we feel sleepy after eating food by T0xicalGr33k

Wow that's actually insane. I have never thought about this. Thank you!

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18_USC_47 t1_iy1r1dn wrote

This is also why intense workouts and adrenaline situations cause stomach distress.

Shunting blood away from less immediate things like the stomach and keeping it available for muscles is a survival mechanism. It doesn’t matter if your meal is properly digested if you’re dead in the next few minutes to whatever the threat is.

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