I don't find it necessary to leave time after eating before going to bed any more (I used to when I ate modern foods and had GERD). I have gone right to bed after eating without problems, though it's not optimal. I also don't need a walk after I eat or feel stuffed or anything.
Interesting related story today. At a workplace BBQ, I was the only one who only ate meat and water, and everyone else said how stuffed they were and how they wished they could go home and sleep (they ate pasta salads, corn, chocolate cake, strawberry shortcake and soda pop with their meat). In contrast, I did not feel stuffed at all--just pleasantly full--and I said, "That was a nice snack," after I ate about twice the weight of food as everyone else.
