Q Working in Dong-gu, Incheon, I end up eating lunch quickly and dinner late. Does this worsen my symptoms?
A Irregular eating patterns disrupt the gastrointestinal rhythm, throwing off digestive enzyme secretion and bowel movement timing. Eating quickly causes you to swallow air, worsening bloating, while a late, heavy dinner invites nighttime indigestion.
Detailed Answer
The gastrointestinal tract also moves according to a daily rhythm (circadian rhythm), and eating at regular times optimizes digestive enzyme secretion and bowel movement. Quick eating increases air swallowing (aerophagia), worsening belching and bloating, and a late dinner makes you lie down before the stomach is properly emptied, increasing discomfort. Eating three meals a day at consistent times, chewing slowly, is the most basic and effective management method.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Restoring meal rhythm is connected to restoring spleen-stomach function. When you set meal rules alongside treatment, treatment effects appear much faster and last longer.
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