Define empty stomach…as in, how many hours after a meal is your stomach empty?..and if taken first thing in the morning, how long to wait before eating???
that would depend on the individual, also the amount and type of food eaten.
I’d say if you’re feeling hungry that’s a good sign the stomach is empty
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
that would depend on the individual, also the amount and type of food eaten.
I’d say if you’re feeling hungry that’s a good sign the stomach is empty[/quote]
I ask this for taking Alpha Male as it states take on a empty stomach.
Take it first thing in the morning. Then wait 15 minutes to eat. Try and time your meals so that your second dose is pretty close to a meal. Maybe another 15 minutes before. Don’t go crazy with it. Trying to take a second dose on a truly empty stomach will be far more counter-productive than an incremental decrease in absorbtion.
One sign is when you feel gastric emptying (stomach gurgles, food moves to intestines, maybe a couple small farts). The next level is the gurgling stomach and hunger pangs which occur an hour or so after that. By then, I think you might have gone catabolic.
I will tell you EXACTLY what an empty stomach is…I found out the hard way when they told me I had to go into surgery with an “empty stomach” and I ate 3 hours before and got turned away. That was NOT fun. At least according to the nurses it takes a full 8-9 hours of fasting to clear your stomach.
[quote]mj1 wrote:
I will tell you EXACTLY what an empty stomach is…I found out the hard way when they told me I had to go into surgery with an “empty stomach” and I ate 3 hours before and got turned away. That was NOT fun. At least according to the nurses it takes a full 8-9 hours of fasting to clear your stomach. [/quote]
Nurses, pinch of salt, sometimes its takes loads longer than that, as anyone who has been ill not eaten and puked up them there carrots will confirm !