Indigestion at 4.30 am

[willowman]

I always thought that the body took around 4 hours to digest food, which is why we feel hunger after this amount of time.
I ate last night at about 7.30 in the evening and went to bed at 10.30.
So why did I wake up with terrible indigestion at about 4.30 this morning (along with a blocked nose - which cleared eventually)?

[Sqad]

Indigestion is not always caused by inDIGESTION.

Do you see what I mean?

There are many causes, so Google "Indigestion causes."

[Scarlett]

I get this, but I have a hiatus hernia which causes acid to come back up in my sleep. It's horrible, but lots of people have it without even realising.

[Mosaic]

Could have been all sorts, from unreleased burps to anxiety. Blocked nose? probably been snoring.

[society]

Blocked nose = sinuses

[willowman]

You are all right in some respect, and I get it Sqad, but always thought it was trapped wind from food digesting.
This was a big ball of wind in the centre of my chest, which eventually dispersed.
Scarlett - yes I also get acid reflux, often during the night when lying down, usually after a big Indian meal. My own fault i know, but I just luurrve Indian food (I do get a high when I eat one after not having had one for ages).
And yes Mosaic, I got quite a roasting this morning (from she who must be obeyed) for snoring during the night. Actually woke her up - an unforgivable sin.

[willowman]

PS.
Interesting that mosaic mentions anxiety. I do suffer from anxiety, and usually cannot get back to sleep if I wake up in the night (usually caused by the call of nature - an age thing I'm afraid) because my brain starts to go into overdrive worrying about things.
And now I think about it, I don't recall having the pain when I got up to go to the loo, but I had it when I returned to lying in bed. Veeerrrryyy interesting!! (Rowan and Martins Laugh In).