Comments on: Tips for sleeping with Crohn’s Night Sweats http://crohns.bennernet.com/2009/07/15/tips-for-sleeping-with-crohns-night-sweats/ News, Views and Info about Crohn's Disease Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben http://crohns.bennernet.com/2009/07/15/tips-for-sleeping-with-crohns-night-sweats/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Ben Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:17:15 +0000 http://crohns.bennernet.com/?p=72#comment-104 Some good tips. But I find having a really hot shower just before I go to bed helps. I guess its a bit like an all over body sweat; dissipating heat quite well. Then Sleeping in just my underwear, trying not to move too much. Basically I find lying in a star shape helps (much to the annoyance of my wife). Obviously having the window open with a fan circulating the air. When I was in hospital suffering a flare up in mid summer, I had a fan directed at me at all times. I couldnt sleep in my underwear as I didnt feel comfortable with all the patients and nurses looking at my semi naked body while I slept! The waterproof matress and pillow dont help either. Often making me more hot than I would be at home as they dont allow the air to circulate Ben - meandmycrohns.co.uk Some good tips. But I find having a really hot shower just before I go to bed helps. I guess its a bit like an all over body sweat; dissipating heat quite well. Then Sleeping in just my underwear, trying not to move too much. Basically I find lying in a star shape helps (much to the annoyance of my wife). Obviously having the window open with a fan circulating the air.

When I was in hospital suffering a flare up in mid summer, I had a fan directed at me at all times. I couldnt sleep in my underwear as I didnt feel comfortable with all the patients and nurses looking at my semi naked body while I slept! The waterproof matress and pillow dont help either. Often making me more hot than I would be at home as they dont allow the air to circulate

Ben – meandmycrohns.co.uk

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