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Sleep Disturbances and Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases

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Sleep is largely regulated by the light-dark cycle and associated circadian rhythms. Poor health outcomes are known to be associated with poor sleep quality and sleep deprivation. Sleep quality and sleep disorders affect symptom manifestation and have been implicated in increasing risk of medical conditions like hypertension, obesity, stroke, and heart disease and increased overall mortality. Recent studies have suggested that there is a strong association between sleep disturbances and gastrointestinal diseases like gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer disease, irritable bowel syndrome, etc. It is important for gastroenterologists as well as sleep physicians to be aware of the relationship between sleep disorders and gastrointestinal illnesses to ensure good care for patients. Currently, most literature on sleep disorders in GI diseases is based on subjective parameters, and limited information is available on objective criteria like polysomnography.

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Kumar, A., Saran, K., Gupta, R. (2022). Sleep Disturbances and Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases. In: Gupta, R., Neubauer, D.N., Pandi-Perumal, S.R. (eds) Sleep and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0123-1_29

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