Is it common to shrink an inch and a half throughout the day?

[Nicholas1302]

I woke up this morning and I was 5'10" on the dot. I measured myself at 2 pm, and was 5'8" 1/2. Is it commen to shrink that much?

[Tereza07]

Everyone is taller in the morning since your spine stretch in the night, especially if you sleep on your back. I measured in myself and was also 1 inch taller in the morning so 1.5 is probably normal. Your spine gets back to normal after a while standing up i think.

[Tereza07]

So basically you probably didn't shrink, you just "grew" in the morning and in 2 pm it was your real height.

[nolabels]

You wouldn't happen to carry bricks for a living, would you?

That amount of loss of height seems pretty extreme to me.

[Nicholas1302]

Actually I just had my roommate measure me, and im a little over 5'9"