內容目錄
In recent years, with the continuous improvement of people’s material and cultural life, sleep problems have gradually become an influence important factor in people’s health. There are many reasons for poor sleep, and gastrointestinal diseases are also one of them. In the “Huangdi Neijing”, there was a record that “if the stomach is not in harmony, it is uneasy to lie down”, which refers to the effect of gastrointestinal function on sleep.
The performance of poor sleep
Many people think that sleep Not good is inability to sleep, commonly known as “insomnia”. In fact, poor sleep has a wide range of meanings. In addition to insomnia, it also includes difficulty falling asleep, light sleep, easy awakening, multiple dreams, and short sleep time (one-time sleep does not exceed more than 6 hours) etc.
The short-term sleep is not good, which will cause the human body to appear weak and sleepy. Symptoms such as heavy sweating, unresponsiveness, and memory loss; long-term poor sleep In addition to the above symptoms, patients will also experience decreased resistance, easy life, and even induce cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure and heart disease. For women who have long-term sleep problems, they may also experience dull complexion, accelerated aging, endocrine disorders, and menstrual disorders. 
Why does a bad gastrointestinal tract affect sleep
The discomfort caused by gastrointestinal diseases to the human body, It will increase people’s psychological pressure, and when people are under too much pressure, they will be prone to insomnia symptoms; the human body is composed of multiple tissues and organs. Although these tissues and organs perform their own functions, they are a unified whole. and influence each other.
When people’s gastrointestinal function has problems, it will affect their digestion and absorption of nutrients, and some nutrients are closely related to people’s sleep. Become serotonin, it is a neurotransmitter, mainly from tryptophan, in the human body is responsible for regulating people’s mood, sleep and appetite.
When there is pain, distention, ulcer, or even gastroesophageal reflux in the gastrointestinal tract When there are problems such as flow, the output of serotonin will also decrease, which will affect the patient’s sleep; in addition, some drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases have a stimulating effect on human nerves, which in turn affects the patient’s health. Sleep quality.
People with bad gastrointestinal tract who want to improve their sleep should not only seek medical attention in time to treat gastrointestinal diseases, but also work hard on diet. Chinese people pay attention to diet therapy, and the nutrients in food are also closely related to sleep.
Reduce the burden on the stomach and intestines
my country has ” “Nourishing the stomach” is said, and the most important point of “nourishing the stomach” is to reduce the burden on the stomach. If you eat too much dinner, the result will be a burden on your gastrointestinal tract, making it difficult to sleep soundly. Eat a light diet and reduce the intake of oil and salt. Eat chyle, easy-to-digest foods, and less hard, hard-to-digest foods.
balanced diet nutrition
recovery needs of gastrointestinal tract Therefore, in the process of eating, you should have a balanced diet, and you should not place too much emphasis on one or several foods, so as not to cause nutritional imbalances, and then make the nutrients in the repairing gastrointestinal tract insufficient. A diverse diet is more conducive to nutrient supplementation.
Eat quantitatively, eat less frequently
people’s stomach The intestines are all elastic, and if they are “exploited and used” excessively, that is, overeating, it is not conducive to the recovery of the disease. Therefore, especially for people with gastrointestinal diseases, they should eat more quantitatively and regularly, and not eat too much food, so as not to increase the disease. If eating all the food at one time is not good for the recovery of the disease, you can eat the food several times by eating less and more meals, but you need to pay attention not to increase the amount of physical objects in the process.
Drink warm milk half an hour before going to bed
The protein, calcium, leucine and other nutrients contained in milk, It is a good material for repairing the human body and promoting sleep, so drinking a cup of warm milk before going to bed will not only help the patient’s sleep, but also help the repair of the gastrointestinal tract. It should be remembered that the temperature of the milk should be lukewarm, So as not to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, not only is it not conducive to sleep and its repair, but it will aggravate the disease and adversely affect sleep.
Exercise moderately before bed
Exercise is good for physical health, and movement is also good for sleep. Doing some exercise before going to bed at night will make the body feel tired. Lying in bed in this state can fall asleep faster and enter a deep sleep state. It’s just that you don’t exercise vigorously at night, you can do some soothing exercises, such as yoga, Baduanjin and so on.