Bangungot or Nightmare

Medical investigators in China, Japan and several Asian countries who performed autopsies on persons who died from "acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis" found out the majority of them had eaten noodles as their supper. This was a startling finding.

However it wasn't the noodles that caused nightmares but dehydration. Imbibing even with few drinks of alcohol or just eating noodles immediately before bedtime compound this on an empty stomach will trigger an
electrolyte imbalance and other factors that causes a person to dehydrate or lose water.

It is therefore advisable for a person to take several glasses of water before bedtime if he had a few or several alcoholic drinks. Avoid eating noodles before bedtime, but if you can't avoid it, allow at least two hours for the body to digest the noodles before hitting the sack and drink plenty of water. The most important thing is, never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8 hour sleep.