Work and Crohns

[tricia]

hi... I was just wondering would any one be able to tell me does shift work affect crohns?

 

[rygon]

ive been a shift worker for 11yrs, and diagnosed with crohns for 3. I work 12hr shifts so it can be hard waking up in the mornings (have overslept a couple of times) and and felt quite tired at the end of the shifts, but apart from that i cant see any other problem. I enjoy them as you do get more time off in the week to do other things

 

[tricia]

my work requires me to swap from 6am- 2pm to 2pm till 10 pm every other week and im finding it harder to do out a schedule to eat and take meds!

 

[co2]

I used to work nights and after about a month of that I flared bad and ended up in the hospital. I don't know if it was the stress from the shift or just the odd sleeping schedule. I think shift work is terrible for people like us, but then again, I still work 2-10 everyday.

 

[tricia]

ya i think it just the constant change in shift but hopefully i will be going on just one shift in a few weeks.