Cancer in the body, 'nighttime' prophet? If there are 4 kinds of discomfort at night, or cancer warning

Many elderly people talk about their problems of waking up early in the middle of the night and insomnia, which affects their quality of life too much and don’t know what to do? For this kind of problem, everyone may think it is normal, but Dr. Kong wants to remind you that some diseases may be warning your body, so you should not be careless.

Sharing an experience I experienced 10 years ago: My father used to tell us 10 years ago that when he was sleeping at night, he would suddenly have pain in his feet and hands, and even twitch. He would wake up every night. Can't sleep well.

Our family didn't take it seriously and didn't take it to heart, thinking that he must have been drinking too much, because he has a hobby of drinking at least three times a day for many years, and told him to drink less alcohol. It was because of my ignorance that my father didn't go to the hospital for a checkup in time; it wasn't until he didn't want to and couldn't drink that he realized that it was time to check, but it turned out to be an advanced stage of massive liver cancer.

Later, he embarked on the path of medicine, and only then did he find out why his father woke up in pain at night? Regret!

Since the people around me are consulting, I think it is still very necessary to have a chat, and I would like to help everyone. Middle-aged and elderly people have short sleep time at night, easy to wake up, and more dreams. Is it cancer? I believe that everyone will not think too much. They will only be irritable and confused when they cannot sleep well.

I don't even think there is something wrong with my body.

For example, some women around 50 years old have difficulty sleeping at night: after falling asleep for a while, they will wake up because of the slightest sound, and they will not be able to fall back to sleep again; they may sleep until 3 or 4 in the morning with fever and night sweats and cannot sleep. Continue to sleep; and have been dreaming all night and appearing to be very awake...  

For example, some elderly people have relatively regular work and rest. They take a nap during the day and fall asleep at around 8-9 o'clock at night. If they hear noises at night, they will wake up and can't fall back to sleep again. There are also some elderly people who have the habit of drinking tea. , The habit of drinking coffee, if you do not pay attention to these before going to bed, you will easily wake up or not fall asleep during the process of sleeping. For example, some young people have irregular work and rest, high pressure in life and work, and often have some anxiety. When they sleep at night, they will wake up in the middle of the night or have insomnia and more dreams.

In short, a person's sleep time is relatively fixed at 6-8 hours, and it is best to not wake up in the middle of the night, insomnia, and dreamy. However, many of us can't do it, and more or less, there will be some small conditions in the body. Although it is not necessarily cancer, it may be some early warning of physical diseases.

1. Persistent pain in the body at night

When the body is in persistent pain and cannot be relieved by rest, pay special attention! The pain is exacerbated especially at night and cannot be ignored.

Generally, it is more common in bone metastases pain, which mostly occurs in the spine. For example, lung cancer and prostate cancer are most likely to occur, while the metastasis of thyroid cancer or leukemia is more common in sternum or anterior shoulder pain.

2. Limbs twitching at night (cramps)

Generally, the body shows weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite, and sudden and inexplicable weight loss. When the limbs twitch and cramp frequently at night, it is necessary to consider that it may be an early warning of the occurrence of cancer.

For example, as mentioned above, my father was like this back then. Because he likes to drink, the liver must decompose and metabolize the alcohol he drinks at all times. Of course, not only for alcohol, but for all harmful substances in the human body, the liver will take the initiative to detoxify , Detoxification. If the function drops, it will immediately make some early warning reactions.

In addition to cancer, the sudden and frequent twitching of the limbs at night should also pay attention to vascular sclerosis and occlusive diseases in the lower limbs, especially for men who like to smoke.

3. Hot flashes and night sweats during sleep at night

For many women, when they sleep at night, they often feel sweaty and feverish all over the body, and there is always a feeling of sweating, and it is impossible to fall asleep at all, especially women in their 50s and 60s. It generally indicates that there are certain problems in your body, mainly related to endocrine disorders. The most common diseases are menopausal syndrome, thyroid cancer and thyroid diseases (hyperthyroidism, thyroiditis, etc.).

Because at this age, endocrine disorders are the most likely to be disturbed, and hormone levels will fluctuate up and down, which is especially likely to cause the whole person to be relatively weak, so we have to guard against it.

4. Frequent dry cough at night

When sleeping at night, dry cough will frequently occur, and you must pay more attention. Pulmonary diseases, such as ground glass nodules in the lungs, are the most common. Such diseases are not easy to be detected in the early stage. The most typical symptoms are Frequent dry cough at night.

Of course, if you have a fever, a cold, etc. recently, it is more common to have a cough at night, and we will exclude it here.