Night shift workers

Evening all,

Just curious if any other night shift workers experience worse symptoms at work? If I work a night shift I bloat so badly I blow up like a balloon and get pain on my lower left abdomen. I try to keep my diet light on nights so only pick at fruit really (night shift sick is the worst!). I recently did my first night shift in 10 months (maternity leave) and couldn't believe how uncomfortable I was!

I think a lot of is has to do with simply being tired. I don't care what I am suffering from, UC/Flu/Cold/Fever, its always worse when I'm tired.

My first job out of graduate school, I did a lot of night shifts and had moved to a different state (Michigan). I had significant UC symptoms and my new GI doc told me I needed to stop doing the night shifts because it would make my symptoms worse. I had only been diagnosed a year or two and was more interested in my new career. I moved after another 2 years and worked all daylight. My symptoms were noticeably better. Fast forward about 5 years, now on remicade, I wanted to do obstetrics which was only nights. It would only be a 2-3 shifts every 1-2 months and I didn't last. After about 4-5 shifts to get me oriented, I started flaring and had to pass up the opportunity. I am now convinced about what my Michigan doc had told me.