Two-way Relationship Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Sleep Disorder / 胃肠病学

ABSTRACT

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease of gastrointestinal tract, which mainly includes Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The existence of chronic diseases is an important influencing factor of sleep quality, and sleep quality is a key index to evaluate the quality of life. Sleep disorder can lead to fatigue, anxiety and stress. The incidence of sleep disorder in patients with active IBD is higher than that in remission IBD. When patients with IBD get worse, the sleep disorder is more serious, while sleep disorder can aggravate intestinal inflammation and injury recovery. This article summarized the research on the correlation between sleep disorder and IBD, and clarified their two - way interaction, so as to provide reference for the clinical management and treatment of sleep disorder associated with IBD.