How Much Have You Eaten Lately

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Did you ever wonder why we get certain cravings from one time or another? Sometimes we crave healthy food, other times its sweets and carbs. Sometimes we want the most expensive and lavish restaurants, other times it’s the comfort of a great diner or local pizza shop. What amazes me, is not what we crave, good or bad, but at some point, after eating it, we just don’t want any more for quite some time later. For me Sushi is one of those foods. If done right and sourced freshly, I can eat quite a bit and really enjoy it. Then I get to a point where I don’t think I can eat it again until a week or more later.  Same for a great dessert. You get to a point where it’s just not appetizing.

So, is it hormonal, emotional, physical, psychological, or all the above? All I know is, I really enjoy eating and really hate dieting but know well when enough is enough. If you know me, when I go out to eat, if you ever see me sneezing repeatedly 5-8 times in a row, it’s likely an allergic reaction that just 10% of the population has. An allergy of eating too much that triggers a reaction of tearing eyes and uncontrollable sneezing. It’s real, you can look it up:

Snatiation reflex

Some people may sneeze after eating a large meal. This is known as the snatiation reflex, which is a combination of the words 'sneeze' and 'satiation. ' A person experiences this reflex when their stomach is full and becomes stretched.

Comments

Fred Klein

Wow, never heard of that (and am immune :))
Daniel Schwartz

Most are. It can make for akward moment at a quiet location. My wife makes me leave the table when it happens.
Rick Raymond

For me it's tomatoes, was same for my Dad, and not always. It causes congestion. Also can't eat bell peppers.
RitaSue Siegel

I never experienced snatiation. But the second I realize I have had enough food, I cannot eat another bite.
Kelly Welles

It's hugely driven by genetics, the environment and hormone disrupters, in your case, leptin, insulin sensitivity and histamine triggers. Good that you can manage it.
Rona Gura

Just reading this. My Mom suffered from that. Every time in a restaurant she would start sneezing after dinner.

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