Report Abuse. well its a good idea to stop eating 3 hours before your sleep to give your system a chance to digest, but its all relative, if u have barely eating anything all day and eat before u go to bed its not bad.t's not bad to eat before you sleep. Your body will digest just fine. Most wild animals and even domesticated ones sleep after they eat. Humans are the same way. Don't worry and go take your nap.