Hi,
Ever since my CFS symptoms started - I've noticed that I need to eat before bed in order to sleep. Even if I eat a large dinner, and eat enough calories during the day, my sleep will be poor if its been more than 2 or 3 hours since I ate. And I don't just eat a snack before bed, I need a full on meal with lots of carbs, fats, and protein. If I do this, I will have much better sleep - it works better than sleeping pills for me.
Does anyone have this problem? Why does this occur? I seem to get hungrier the more I eat at night - until a point when my body says OK - then I go to sleep and quality is much better (though still poor compared to pre-CFS). Sometimes it takes quite a bit of food for me to feel satisfied. Of course there is the problem of eating late at night contributing to dysbiosis, but I cannot seem to find any other way to get good sleep. Huge meal before bed = more effective than 10mg Ambien for me.
During the day - my appetite is not that great, it seems to act up more at night (and this is not due to undereating during the day cause I still make sure I get sufficient calories).
Also, this hunger seems to increase when I am taking methylation protocol supplements.
Frequent meals or high protein (I am already eating high protein) does not help.
Thanks
Ever since my CFS symptoms started - I've noticed that I need to eat before bed in order to sleep. Even if I eat a large dinner, and eat enough calories during the day, my sleep will be poor if its been more than 2 or 3 hours since I ate. And I don't just eat a snack before bed, I need a full on meal with lots of carbs, fats, and protein. If I do this, I will have much better sleep - it works better than sleeping pills for me.
Does anyone have this problem? Why does this occur? I seem to get hungrier the more I eat at night - until a point when my body says OK - then I go to sleep and quality is much better (though still poor compared to pre-CFS). Sometimes it takes quite a bit of food for me to feel satisfied. Of course there is the problem of eating late at night contributing to dysbiosis, but I cannot seem to find any other way to get good sleep. Huge meal before bed = more effective than 10mg Ambien for me.
During the day - my appetite is not that great, it seems to act up more at night (and this is not due to undereating during the day cause I still make sure I get sufficient calories).
Also, this hunger seems to increase when I am taking methylation protocol supplements.
Frequent meals or high protein (I am already eating high protein) does not help.
Thanks