Sleep interrupted: it’s so important that we don’t think much about it, but a good sleep is a major factor in the quality of life.
If you have an enlarged prostate or you have a problem with bladder control in adults, skipping sleep may be the furthest from your mind. However, sleep deprivation can backfire.
What is sleep deprivation related to prostate health? Good question. Irrational prostate health problems often focus on various urinary problems, such as an increased frequency or a very urgent need to urinate. Oddly enough, these problems very often occur in the most awkward moments when you are trying to sleep.
If you do not think that sleep deprivation is a serious matter, think again. It was used as a method of interrogation and even torture. Menachem Begin, who was the Prime Minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983, was once detained in the KGB in Russia and subjected to sleep deprivation as an interrogation.
“A haze begins to form in the head of the interrogated prisoner,” Begin said. "His spirit is slain, his legs are unstable, and he has one single desire: to sleep ... Anyone who has experienced this desire knows that even hunger and thirst are not comparable to him."
Now, let me be honest: urinary incontinence does not cause this kind of sleep deprivation that was used by the former KGB. But this is not a picnic.
Very often, lack of adequate sleep can lead to muscle pain, blurred vision, dizziness, or a weakened immune system. In severe cases, it can even lead to clinical depression, cardiovascular diseases, general confusion and even hallucinations.
A study by the University of Chicago Medical Center in 1999 found that sleep deprivation can have a particularly detrimental effect on the body’s ability to metabolize glucose. In turn, this can lead to type 2 diabetes.
Even more disturbing, sleep deprivation can affect brain function. Studies in animals seem to suggest that sleep deprivation leads to an increase in stress hormones. It is known that these hormones slow down or even stop the process of neurogenesis in adults, a way to create new brain cells.
Comprehensive treatment of prostate health should include some way to reduce the frequency of urination at night. By increasing the flow, you will get less less and you will feel better in the morning.
