Most of us don't drink before bed time because we want to avoid frequent trips to the bathroom. But something very horrific you need to know about NIGHTMARE or BANGUNGOT! It seems only males are afflicted with this.
The important things here is NEVER GO THIRSTY WHEN GOING TO BED and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8 hour rest. It is sudden death in adults which cause them to die while sleeping. Many theories have been put forward as its cause. However, here is an article which sheds some light to the cause of this malady. Please read on:
Article from THE PHILIPPINE STAR:
"The reported cause of actor Rico Yan's death is nightmare or bangungot. Medical investigators in China, Japan and several Asian countries who performed autopsies on persons who died from ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS found out that the majority of them had eaten NOODLES as their supper. This was a startling finding. However, it wasn't the noodles that caused nightmares but DEHYDRATION.Imbibing even with a few drinks of alcohol or just eating noodles immediately before bedtime compound this in an empty stomach will trigger an electrolyte imbalance and other factors that causes a person to dehydrate or lose water. It is therefore advisable for a person to take several glasses of water before bedtime if he had a few or several alcoholic drinks. Avoid eating noodles before bedtime, but if you cannot avoid it, allow at least 2 hours for the body to digest the noodles before hitting the sack and drink plenty of water. The most important thing is, never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8 hour rest.
Fried noodles, very tasty but beware of bangungot!
So, form now on, please practice this:
- Do not eating noodles before bedtime, and
- DRINK SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER BEFORE YOUR BEDTIME!
Zaril Faizal bin Zaral Gaffar
Department of Civil Engineering,
Politeknik Kota Kinabalu,
SABAH.
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