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But dreaming is related to the gut not the brain. What we eat before we go to sleep decides what we dream about. Dream is related to the microbiome. We are cons
by nyc111 8y ago
But dreaming is related to the gut not the brain. What we eat before we go to sleep decides what we dream about. Dream is related to the microbiome. We are conscious of only the dreams just before we wake up. That is, before the conscious mind awakens.
- simion314 8y agoThis claim needs some strong studies, there may be a link but not a direct cause, like I don't eat well I have no dreams at all.
- nyc111 8y agoIt's true that some nights we sleep deeply and we are not aware of any dreams. I think this happens when the digestive system is not doing any work, that is, if we go to sleep with empty stomach.
- simion314 8y agoFor me it depends of tired I am, if I do too much physical work then when I wake up it feels I just slept 5 minutes. If i don't sleep enough then I don't remember any dreams , if I sleep enough hours i will remember my morning dreams. For my case part of my dreams are related with my anxieties or things I want hard to do.
- mtgx 8y agoCan you elaborate? Does that mean that if you something that your "good bacteria" likes, then you'll have nice dreams, and if you eat something your "bad bacteria" likes you'll have nightmares? Or how exactly would that work? Or are you just referring to being able to dream at all being linked to having enough good bacteria?
- nyc111 8y agoI just think it has something to do with the bacteria but I don't know how it works. I think that by personal experience certain kind of food causes nightmares. I associate nightmares with food that cause bloating like starch. And also cheese and dairy and fermented food. But I did not try a scientific study by eating for instance dairy and note if I had nightmares. As you say it is most probably related to good and bad bacteria. Also, let's not forget that during sleep consciousness is asleep and if there is a danger the microbes may need to wake up the consciousness and one way of doing this is serve nightmares to the consciousness. I believe that there is a complex relationship with the gut microbes and the consciousness and we don't know how this works.
- IAmGraydon 8y agoSource? I was always under the impression that what you eat affects your dreams is an old wives tale.
- navd 8y agoNot necessarily a food, but nicotine can create insane dreams. People who are in the process of quitting cigarettes can have really disturbing dreams if they fall asleep with the patch.
- poslathian 8y agoSo true. I had some wild, wild rides at night while wearing the patch (which I wore 23hrs and removed before exercise)
- nyc111 8y agoSource is my personal experience. I'm positive that if I go to bed with full stomach the probability of nightmare increases. Also some food like dairy triggers nightmares I think. Of course, all circumstantial, I didn't try a scientific study.
- ZeroFries 8y agoIf there's any relation between dreaming and the gut, it is certainly because something happening in the gut is affecting the brain.
- nyc111 8y agoWe seem to be saying the same thing but instead of "brain" I say "consciousness." Appearances we call dreams originate in the guts and are serviced to the consciousness. How or why I don't know. It may be through the Vagus nerve.