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This condition is usually caused by an obstruction in the airways. Lying down too soon after eating may cause difficulty breathing. This may be due food regurgitating up your esophagus or due to the pressure of the food in your stomach pressing down on your diaphragm. Your diaphragm separates your stomach from your lungs.
Taking a short walk or being upright helps your body digest the food you just ate. Lying down may cause you to have reflux (stomach acid comes up into the esophagus) or heart burn. If you must lie down, laying on your left side is somewhat better. + 44 others found this useful.