Hands falling asleep

My hands have been falling asleep a lot recently.. Mostly while I am in bed at night. I of course the get occasional night-sweat as well. Just wondering if anybody else experiences appendages falling asleep. I'm thinking it may be caused by inflammation in the body which causes a decrease in circulation.

it seems for me my feet do that and they're always freezing cold, my dr. checked my pulse and circulation in my feet are good, probably the same thing that you guys get with yours hands.

Thanks! Glad I'm not the only one this happens to. I get nervous once in a while as "night sweats and appendages falling asleep" are actually considered early signs of diabetes as well. HOWEVER, as Crohnies, we experience pretty much every "symptom" known to man lol.

Let me know what the Doc says nanners!

Another and common cause of that could be compression of the nerves as they run through the elbow if you sleep in a partial fetal position with your arms bent. If the numbness and tingling resolves in a few seconds when you straighten the elbow, that would comfirm that. Also, if the numbness and tingling is confined to the pinkie finger and the outside of the ring finger, that is a definnite sign of compression of the ulnar nerve, which is commonly compressed at the elbow. (symptoms in the rest of the hand point to the median nerve and could more likely be carpal tunnel or a compression in the elbow.) If it is a nerve compression, just wrap a towel around trhe elbow before bed to keep it straight. After a few weeks the irritation of the nerve should heal.

My feet often go numb or go to sleep, I always just put it down to poor circulation and low blood pressure. I only get numb hands if I fall asleep in an awkward position!

Sometimes numbness and tingling of the hands and/or feet, can be due to B12 being low. Might be worth having
blood drawn. My first symptoms started with my hands, then progressively got worse affecting my feet & lower legs.

My insurance covers my B12. I get shots every other week at my insurance. And to be honest I take a complete B injection the weeks in between my B12 shots from my ins co.

I was just going to suggest the same thing, dunny. I think it's definitely something to look into. Numbness and tingling in the appendages is pretty much the first sign of a B12 deficiency and B12 isn't as easily absorbed in someone with Crohn's disease. You can also use sublingual B12 to see if that helps before you move up to the injections. They are pretty cheap. I believe a bottle that last me two and a half months is only about $7.00.