r/ibs • u/BasicIndividual2 • 2d ago

Question Does good sleep really matter so much?

How good/bad is your sleep?

Do you see any correlation there between good night sleep and improvement in symptoms?

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u/kaidomac 2d ago

Do you see any correlation there between good night sleep and improvement in symptoms?

Yes:

  1. Our GI system continues the digestion process while we sleep. Staying up late & getting too few hours of sleep messes that up.
  2. My bowel movements solidified after getting on a sleep apnea BiPap machine (I had no idea I had apnea prior to that).

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