Can raw onions or garlic make you sleepy?

Answer 1

In my experience, yes. Certain foods can make you feel tired, especially if you have an allergy or "intolerance" to them. I have Celiac Disease, which is an autoimmune intolerance to gluten found in wheat, oats, rye and barley. The symptoms were subtle for many years, but one of the symptoms was tiredness after eating pasta and other wheat-containing foods. Eventualy the symptoms became much worse, and I became quite sick. Besides losing weight, etc., I was tired all the time. Sometimes the tired feeling would wear off late at night, because it had been hours since I had eaten anything (I didn't understand why then, but I do now). I have been on the Celiac (gluten-free) diet for more than a year, and it has been very good for me. But recently I have noticed that garlic powder gives me that same tired feeling. You might Google "garlic allergy" or "garlic intolerance" and see what you find out. I suggest removing all garlic from your diet for a week or two, and then reintroducing it to see if it causes the symptoms. If it does make you tired, I would avoid eating it. (Please don't do this experiment if you have any signs of allergy symptoms like hives, swelling tongue, etc., or if you're not in a situation where it's safe to feel tired.) Do you react to any other foods? You might look into testing for Celiac Disease. It's not uncommon for Celiacs to be intolerant to other (non-gluten) foods, such as soy, corn, milk, etc. Intolerances vary from person to person. GL!

Answer 2

NO its makes you have stinky breath =] Only if you have an addiction, like Alcoholism that us professors like to call garlicism.

Answer 3

Yes.