Impaired sleep ups risk of relapse in Crohn's disease

[nogutsnoglory]

"For patients with Crohn's disease, but not ulcerative colitis, sleep impairment is associated with increased risk of relapse, according to a study published in the August issue Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology."

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-impaired-ups-relapse-crohn-disease.html

 

[rollinstone]

yeh definitely believe this, iv flared back up recently and sleep has definitely been a big factor, its sort of fkd though coz with active disease it seems to disturb sleep and vice versa