Too Much or Too Little Sleep Spikes Constipation

Individuals who sleep more or less than average report significantly more constipation, compared with normal sleepers, Medscape reports.

“Normal sleep duration is thought to be essential for healthy bowel function; however, the effect of either limited or excessive sleep duration on bowel patterns is poorly understood,” Adeyinka Adejumo, MD, of North Shore Medical Center, Salem, Mass. , and colleagues wrote in an abstract released as part of the annual Digestive Disease Week, which was canceled because of COVID-19.

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