Q The pain flares in weeks when I am short of sleep. Does sleep matter too?
A Lack of sleep raises pain sensitivity and slows the stomach's recovery. The same stimulus simply hurts more. That is why sleep matters as much as diet during painful periods.
Detailed Answer
Late heavy meals and alcohol lower sleep quality while creating night-time pain at the same time. Finishing meals three hours before bed helps. Carrying tension into the night on your phone also carries the stomach's tension with it.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
This is why we ask about sleep and stress together. Suppressing only the pain brings it back to the same place next month. When sleep recovers, both the intensity and the frequency of pain tend to fall.
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