Sudden awakening at night can be a sign of several diseases

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If a person often wakes up unexpectedly at night, it can indicate diseases of internal organs. In this case, it is recommended to check the pancreas, liver and adrenal glands. A nutritionist told about this.

According to her, waking up at night to go to the toilet or refrigerator are the first bells and warn that everything is not right with the body. The reason for this can be not only psychological conditions, but also organ diseases.

At a minimum, the nutritionist notes, you need to pass a carbohydrate tolerance test that will show whether there is a risk of developing diabetes. Biochemistry of the pancreas and liver, as well as the adrenal glands, should be checked to determine the level of the stress hormone (cortisol).

Sleep problems, in particular, can lead to endocrine disorders related to the production of adrenaline. “If a person goes to bed at night, but comes back, can't fall asleep and really wants to eat, it means that adrenaline is actively being released into his blood. It can even be subclinical adrenal dysfunction. At night, a person should sleep. It is not a person's fault to get out of bed out of any need,” the doctor emphasized.