Sleep & UC

The only time I ever have trouble sleeping is when I'm on prednisolone which I am at present. Other than that I sleep really well whilst not flaring.

It is v important for your overall mind to sleep well and your state is mind of course impacts your stress levels and uc.

I would say it's an absolute gamebreaker, and that's a major understatement in my book.

A few people here posted some recent studies showing sleep deprivation to not just increase the chance of flare re-occurrence in those with existing disease, but also the risk factors associated with other health ailments and autoimmune diseases.

There was also a notable study showing how sleep deprivation puts an individual at a ridiculously high risk for stroke and various heart related problems. It also increases cortisol and stress levels among other things.

I was sleep deprived throughout my high school years and it played a strong role in the onset of my UC. In hindsight, I would have played it out differently and valued sleep and stress reduction techniques over academics, and I'm 100% sure I would not have been diagnosed, but what can we do?

For me, I think I would sacrifice just about anything to get a proper night's rest. Naps have shown to be beneficial as well.

I would say do whatever you have to do to get adequate sleep because problems will keep tacking on without it.

Best.

sleep is so important to my health. i didn't realize how little sleep i was getting until i quit my job a week ago. i've been sleeping so much now and it feels so good. i'm sure my body was so stressed and it's crucial that i make it a priority. i rarely go out at night just because i am so exhausted anyway.

Well I beleived I was lazy....

I fell relieved that others fell like that. Actually it seems that I need 10 hours of sleep a day to keep my UC under control. But I was telling my self that It was not reasonable to sleep 10 hours a day and that if I felt I needed that it's because I'm lazy.

I have been flaring for a little more than a year. Two time, I took time off work and my UC got better. But as soon I go back to work it comes back. During the summer I had 8 weeks off. My flare was almost gone, just some little blood and formed stool. I did not want to stay home any longer. Two weeks after I was back to work, things stated to degrad again.

Maybe, I should stop under estimating the importance of resting a lot in other to get into remission. And make sure we sufficiently rest to maintain remission.

Post Edited (Chantrelle99) : 11/15/2014 7:27:10 AM (GMT-7)

On the topic of laziness:

A former therapist of mine does not believe in "being lazy"... and I'm inclined to agree since my experience would support her position.

She implied that laziness isn't an inherent human trait, but rather a side-effect of doing something that isn't our soul calling. It's really a fight between the inner spirit and society's pressures on us.

I think the old adage goes - find a job you like and you'll never have to work a day. Many of us are doing things that we don't want to do. It's understandable since people need to pay rent and support their families, but I feel it just increases stress levels.

At the end of the day, and after going through so much misery with the disease, I place strong importance on health over pretty much anything else. I know many cats who are doing it the other way and then paying the price later on, but it's just not worth it to me. Why make all that money only to spend it on medical bills later on? Relevant comic..

Then again, the corporate culture in America lends itself to pretty bad health. It destroyed my health for sure. Sitting is being dubbed the new smoking these days.

That's my tangent lol. I'm open to any counter arguments on this.

Post Edited (Guardian7) : 11/15/2014 6:05:12 AM (GMT-7)

soystud said...
all I know is that at 2:30 a.m., i should be in bed, not here -

oh, and while I'm in complaining mode, it's flippin cold outside - yes, I know I'm INSIDE, but I will be OUTSIDE soon !

Yes I'd wished I was in bed sleeping at 2 am in the morning. But the insomia wakes you up anytime and /or keeps you up when you don't want to. And when you also crap your pants right after you woke-up, it does not help insomia.


Soystud, Were you tring to bring a point to help out in some way in this conversation ? Because I don't get it.

Post Edited (Chantrelle99) : 11/15/2014 7:23:02 AM (GMT-7)

Yes sleep deprevation had something to do with this god awful flare I am experiencing now! I love my sleep too. So maybe this is a causal issue the docs could look at as well