Rib pains while in bed...

[TheLondonCyclist]

Does anyone get rib pains or something like that and find it hard to breath while laying in bed sometimes? I don't know if it's my awkward sleeping position cutting off oxygen to my lungs or what. It doesn't happen all the time, but I did have a big dinner literally before bed... could that be the problem?

 

[Globalti]

Almost certainly the huge weight of that massive blowout in your stomach! Long experience of business entertaining has taught me not to eat a big meal too late in the evening but give it time to be digested before going to bed.

My problem is that I was always indoctrinated to finish everything on my plate as a child ("Think of the starving children in Africa") so I find it difficult to leave uneaten food.

 

[Sittingduck]

Go and see your GP. Better safe than sorry.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I had a cold virus a couple of years ago that made breathing deeply very painful indeed.

 

[black'n'yellow]

but I did have a big dinner literally before bed... could that be the problem?

we have a winner....

 

[Andrew_Culture]

we have a winner....

or a weiner, depending on what was for supper

 

[lulubel]

It sounds like indigestion.

But indigestion and heart problems can cause very similar symptoms.

 

[black'n'yellow]

or a weiner, depending on what was for supper

er, let's not go down that route...

 

[Globalti]

Since I took up road riding and got a lot fitter than when I just did mountain biking, I can't sleep on my left side because I get palpitations. It doesn't happen at all when I lie on my back or my right side so I put it down to a bigger stronger heart needing more space.

 

[Rob3rt]

You probably had indigestion or a stitch!

 

[black'n'yellow]

so I put it down to a bigger stronger heart needing more space.

An enlarged heart is generally not regarded as a good thing. You might want to google it before making any further uneducated assumptions.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Hang on, have you checked for wayward springs in your mattress?

 

[compo]

Perhaps you should take the top position for a while.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Perhaps you should take the top position for a while.

Less Arthur more Martha?