Prioritize Sleep

Health requires a good night's sleep. A variety of health issues, including as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, are more likely to develop when you don't get enough sleep. Sleeping habits may also affect digestion and bowel motions, according to a long-standing scientific theory. That connection is still there years later.

Lack of sleep appears to have a bad impact on digestion the following day, with stomach pain and distension (bloating) being particularly affected. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), peptic ulcer disease (PUD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have all been associated with poor sleep (IBD). The Gastrointestinal Society, a division of the Canadian Center for Intestinal Research, suggests getting enough sleep as a lifestyle-based treatment for digestive issues and poor digestion.