“From 1 to 3 o’clock at night, it belongs to the liver meridian. You have liver problems and may have cancer!”

Uncle Chen is 56 this year Years old, when he was young, he could always fall asleep as soon as he lay down and slept until dawn, but after the age of 50, his sleep became worse and worse. Can’t sleep either.

Because I didn’t get enough sleep at night, Uncle Chen’s condition during the day was very poor, he was confused, and sometimes he could fall asleep while talking to others.

Uncle Chen was exhausted by waking up early at night and couldn’t sleep, so he searched the Internet An expert took a look. Unexpectedly, the expert said that it was a liver problem and possibly liver cancer. Uncle Chen was so frightened that he hurriedly took a taxi to the hospital for examination.

When I got to the hospital, I had blood drawn and filmed again. The test results were all normal. Uncle Chen’s liver was completely fine. Now Uncle Chen wondered, if he There is no problem with the liver, why do you wake up early in the morning?

I. Often waking up early in the middle of the night, is it a sign of liver cancer?

Chen Yajin, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University said that according to traditional Chinese medicine, 1 to 3 o’clock at night belongs to the “liver meridian”. But it is unscientific to link this statement to liver cancer. There are many factors that affect sleep.

USAPreventionThe magazine has summarized some factors that cause early awakening at night, you can also refer to it.

1, Age

Older people may sleep more and more Less, to use an analogy: a 60-year-old might wake up 2 hours earlier than a 30-year-old.

2. The room is too hot

When the sleeping environment temperature is too high, it will cause It is difficult for people to fall asleep, and they may be awakened by heat after falling asleep.

3. Drinking alcohol before bed

In the first few hours before going to sleep after drinking, The body metabolizes alcohol to allow sleep to enter the REM phase, which can cause a person to become restless in the second half of the night, and sleep quality suffers as a result.

4. Excessive psychological stress

Stress stimulates attention and arousal in the brain The relevant part wakes up, which in turn causes insomnia.

5. Play with mobile phone before bed

Many people have a habit of looking at their phones before bed, which is also likely to interfere with sleep, as blue light from screens prevents the body from producing melatonin.

6. Disease factors

Waking up in the middle of the night may also be due to disease factors Caused byhypo/hyperthyroidism, respiratory disease, sleep apnea, acid reflux, and mild depression. Among them, hyperthyroidism can lead to rapid heartbeat and increased secretion of adrenaline, which in turn induces insomnia, while hypothyroidism can easily induce sleep apnea syndrome and insomnia.

In simple terms, there are many factors that may affect sleep at night, not necessarily all caused by liver cancer. Several abnormal performances.

Second, if these conditions occur at night, you need to be alert to disease or cancer

1. The pain is not obvious during the day, but the pain is severe at night

When you find yourself lying still at night, the pain in your body is very obvious, you must pay attention to it, this kind of pain is called “< span>Pain at rest“, which may be a signal of cancer.

The pain caused by cancer will often persist, but when the pain is not so intense in the early stage, because I am busy with other things during the day, my attention is not always on the body, so Pain is not too strong. But at night, when concentrating, the pain is especially clear and unbearable.

2. Redness, swelling, heat and pain in the joints, especially the thumb joints span>

goutThe biggest feature is that it is easy to attack at night, and there is no discomfort during the day whether walking or exercising , but at night there was redness and swelling of the lower extremity joints and severe pain.

First, in the sleep state at night, the human body cannot replenish water in time, but the water in the body will flow out through breathing, urination and perspiration. In the state of dehydration, blood is easily concentrated and then induce gout attacks;

Secondly, the metabolic rate of the human body will decrease in the sleep state, and the body temperature and the saturation of urate will also decrease. In this state, the blood circulation speed of the body will be relatively slow,

span>Especially the blood supply to the extremities is prone to insufficient blood supply, and it is easy to induce gout after the increased probability of urate deposition.

3, acid reflux, bitter mouth

< span>Gastroesophageal refluxIt usually occurs at night when the stomach is lying down. When the stomach acid in the stomach goes back to the pharynx and rises to the glottis, trachea and mouth, it will make people feel There is obvious acid reflux. And the old feeling in the mouth has a bitter taste, which cannot be relieved by gargling and brushing.

4, numbness of limbs, crooked eyes and mouth strong>

Stroke is also prone to occur at night. Many elderly people limit water intake because they do not want to increase nocturia at night.And then there is blood viscosity increased severity of cerebral infarction. When it is found that the elderly have abnormal limb numbness, skewed corners of the mouth, and inability to move normally, it may be caused by a stroke.

5. Chest pain

During nighttime sleep, increased venous return can lead to The burden on the heart increases, and once the myocardium cannot receive sufficient blood supply, it is likely to cause temporary myocardial ischemia and hypoxia, which will then causeangina pectoris occur.

When you find that you have abnormal symptoms at night, you must seek medical attention in time. For the average person, how many hours of sleep should be maintained every day is the healthiest?

Third, what time is the healthiest time to go to bed and wake up?

Stable bedtimes, wake-up times, and better sleep quality have positive effects on health.

Under normal circumstances, falling asleep at 22-23 o’clock at night and waking up at 6-7 o’clock in the morning is the best sleeping habit in line with the body’s biological clock and circadian rhythm, maintaining 5.5-8 hours a day children and teens need longer. Some long-term early awakenings in the middle of the night cannot be improved, which seriously affects their lives. It is recommended to go to the sleep disorder clinic for medical treatment.

There are many reasons for waking up early in the middle of the night. It does not mean that liver cancer must be caused. May be physiological reasons. Good sleep is related to the quality of life. When the body has obvious discomfort during sleep, you should seek medical attention in time, and don’t scare yourself. #Everyone can popularize science, and there are new knowledge everywhere# #Number One Weekly#

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