Does staying up late affect your stomach? Be careful of gastrointestinal crises!

In modern society, more and more people are suffering from health problems, especially office workers, who are often troubled by stomach problems. If you stay up late to work overtime, I am afraid your stomach will definitely not be able to bear it. Many people like to stay up late and use coffee to refresh themselves. Is this practice harmful to the body?

Gastrointestinal crisis

People who stay up late easily feel tired. Eating "midnight snacks" can be considered a major source of energy for those who stay up late. However, "midnight snacks" may cause a risk of stomach explosion, which makes people have to worry because eating late night snacks frequently can easily cause stomach cancer. The life span of human gastric mucosal epithelial cells is very short, and they need to be renewed every 2 to 3 days on average. This process usually takes place when the gastrointestinal tract rests at night.

If you often eat at night, the gastrointestinal tract does not get the necessary rest, and the repair of the gastric mucosa cannot proceed smoothly. Moreover, when you sleep at night, the midnight snack will stay in the stomach for a long time, which can promote the secretion of gastric juice and irritate the gastric mucosa. Over time, it can easily lead to erosion and ulceration of the gastric mucosa.

Is there any benefit to drinking coffee to wake you up?

When you have to work overtime and stay up late, do you first think of a cup of coffee or strong tea to refresh yourself? Caffeine can indeed make people excited, but it is not necessarily effective in improving work efficiency. Even if it is effective, it can only maintain the effect for a short time. Many people do not sleep when they should, but drink coffee or tea to refresh themselves.

However, at night, the parasympathetic nerves of the human body are active, which slows down the heart rate and gastrointestinal motility. Drinking coffee and tea can stimulate the sympathetic nerves, which can easily cause autonomic nervous system disorders in the internal organs. Although caffeine can refresh the mind, it will consume the B vitamins in the body that are related to nerve and muscle coordination. People who lack B vitamins are prone to fatigue and are more likely to form a vicious cycle and develop a habit of tea and coffee addiction. The more they need, the worse the effect.