What are the risks of sleeping on the stomach?

 

The Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace - forbade sleeping on the stomach, describing it as the sleep of the people of Hell, when he said: (It is a lie of the people of Hell).  In another hadith, he, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, said: It is the lie that Allah Almighty and the Messenger of him hate, and called all Muslims to sleep on their stomachs.  The right side instead of hellish sleep, which is hated in Islam. With the development of science, studies have proven the validity of the Messenger's words - may God bless him and grant him peace - and that sleeping on the stomach is very damaging to the body, while studies have encouraged sleeping on the right side of the Body. .  body because of the health benefits it brings to the body.

     So we had to look at the "adverse effect" risks of sleeping on your stomach and comparing them to sleeping on your right side to find the best option.

The dangers of sleeping on your stomach for men and women

• 1. Increased kidney stones. Studies have shown that those who sleep on their stomachs, especially women, make them more likely to form kidney stones, so moving the body during sleep in other ways, left and right, protects the body from stone formation, but sleep on it.  The stomach keeps the body immobile and this causes more stones to be deposited.

•      2. Weakness of the abdominal muscles, protrusion of the stomach and flaccidity.

• 3. Arched back over time and tension in the vertebrae of the back.

• 4. Neck damage and possibly calcification. Due to the inconsistency of the body when sleeping upside down, in addition to the sensation of cramps and contraction of the person's nerves.

• 5. Addiction to masturbation by rubbing the genitals in bed.

The dangers of sleeping on your stomach for children

     A specialized medical study revealed that children who used to sleep on their stomachs are more likely to die.

     Risks of sleeping on your stomach for pregnant women

Although there are no risks from sleeping on the stomach of a pregnant woman during the first trimester, because the fetus is protected within the bony pelvis.

Risks of sleeping on the stomach for pregnant women

     However, the pregnant woman is exposed to risks after the passage of this period, that is, after the fourth month, if she continues to sleep on her stomach, since the uterus increases in size and begins to come out of the bony pelvis towards the hollow. . .  A natural pelvis that contains no bones and is felt by hand. Although the fetus is exposed to bruising when sleeping directly on the stomach, sleeping on the stomach is not recommended at all after the third month, especially after the placenta rests on the front wall of the uterus, and here the pressure on the abdomen can lead to its separation. 

Therefore, it is preferable that you sleep on either the right or left side to preserve your health and the health of the fetus.

Benefits of sleeping on the right side

• 1. Reduce body weight on the heart, because the left lung is smaller than the right.

• 2. The stability of the liver, so that it is not suspended, which makes it work properly

• 3. Relaxation of the stomach and its ability to easily empty food after digestion.

•      4. The easy function of the bronchi and the transmission of oxygen in the trachea, which prevents the infection of many diseases such as colds, common cold and dry gums, and its occurrence is doubled in the case of mouth breathing.

• 5.  Placing the right hand on the right cheek during sleep generates vibrations through which the brain is emptied of excessive and harmful charges, leading to adequate relaxation for perfect sleep.