Do dreams affect IBS?
#274281 - 07/16/06 06:18 PM
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Langgang
Reged: 06/25/06
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Loc: Sedalia, MO
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The other night I had a weird/scary dream that ended with my daughter hanging from the roof of a 2-story house. I woke up and fell back asleep, but when I woke up the next morning for good, my tummy was upset/crampy. Could the dream have caused it?
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i don't know much about dreams, but clearly they can affect your state as if you're awake. many times i've had nightmares because of stress or whatever happened that day, and it caused me a lot of anixety which translates to stomach pain.
not sure if this helps you at all, but it doesn't seem very out of the question that your dreams can cause you physical discomfort.
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I know when I've had restless nights because of dreams, my stomach usually acts up in the morning. I think mainly its because I didn't get a solid night sleep. And lack of sleep is definitely one of my triggers.
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Hehe...
#274445 - 07/17/06 08:02 PM
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Wind
Reged: 04/02/05
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Sometimes I attribute my nightmares to all the methane gas I generate and inhale while sleeping--but generally I'm just joking.
Kate, IBS-D.
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I personally think that it does. (there is also the theory out there that if in a dream if you belive it enough, it could happen in reality. example: you get a cut or something in a dream and have an actual mark when you wake up. Could just be an urban legend though...) Your body sometimes goes through alot of stress durring really bad nightmares. I had a really bad dream where i ended up tensing my entire body so badly I was having IBS D attacks and I was stiff and sore for a couple days... However, since starting the hypno cds i still get bad dreams but I don't get sick from them anymore...
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