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Posted 3/18/2008 11:32 PM (GMT 0)
I just want to ask if not sleeping at night affects UC? I work at night (12am -9am) but i have atleast 7 hours of sleep during the day.. Is this will worsen my UC? .. just asking... :)
Posted 3/18/2008 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
Well, it's really hard to say, it's likely very individual but I know one thing for sure, working night shifts is particularly hard on anyone let alone someone with a chronic illness so for that reason alone you may want to consider trying to find day shifts.

:)
Posted 3/20/2008 2:17 PM (GMT 0)
The main problem with working the night shift is messing up your body's natural cycle. However, I know many normal peeps that do it well. I did for a summer in college and did okay with it, but that was pre-UC. I was just always tired and ready for a nap.

Making sure you get enough sleep - which for many with UC is upward of eight hours a night - and staying stress free are big helps.

Best of luck.
Posted 3/20/2008 8:55 PM (GMT 0)
I did some overtime on the night shifts and never had a problem until about 5am. I would usually have a BM or two and then just feel super groggy. But again, thats normal for anyone on OT... If I was on OT I would work from 2pm until 6:30 am. Thats enough to make anyone crazy!!! But I was also a corrections officer so from 11-6 all the kids would be asleep and I could just read or watch TV. It wasn't heavy labor or anything.
Posted 3/20/2008 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks.. to your replies... I will have a day shift this April.. and probably look for another job that only have a morning shift... hope this will make things better... ;)
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