Water Antidote For Bangungot

**chilli** · March 13th, 2008 10:26 AM

Just received this from a friend..

Bangungot has killed a male nurse of UERMMH. 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 on 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 can not avoid it, allow at least two 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.

**chua_riwap** · March 13th, 2008 03:56 PM

Tip noted.

Ginagawa ko yan, yung iinom muna ako ng tubig bago matulog. Iwas bangungot nga. Gigising ka kasi in the middle of your sleep, para mag-CR.

**XTO** · March 13th, 2008 04:24 PM

Ang tubig ay buhay :Needsleeep:

**fourtheboys96** · March 14th, 2008 09:27 AM

ako lagi may tubig ssa tabi (bottled or nasa baso). sabi kasi nung katrabaho ko dati para daw ndi ako dag anan ng aswang sa dibdib :D

**holdencaulfield** · March 6th, 2013 09:48 AM

buhayin ko lang itong thread nato.
lately lang pag pasok ng taon nato, ilang bese nakong binabangungot ng matindi.
yung last ko nag palpitate yung puso ko dahil napanaginipan ko itong batang pamangkin kong pasaway. sa panaginip ko gusto ko siyang habulin ng palo. nagising ako sa sobrang tindi ng tibok ng puso ko parang pakiramdam ko aatakihin ako.
ang hirap nung pakiramdam ko, madaling araw pa lang nun tulog pa mag-ina ko.
ayaw ko pang mag good bye.
tatlo sa mga dating opismeyt ko namatay sa tulog. yung pinaka huli, last friday lang.
ang napansin ko lang, lahat sila mga binata. sana huwag muna ako kuhain ni God.
wala ng maghahatid at susundo sa mag-iina ko.

**vinj** · March 6th, 2013 09:53 AM

^Drink water?

I finish off a large glass of water before bed and when i wake up. Minsan may iced tea and chips pa... :D

**holdencaulfield** · March 6th, 2013 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by vinj

^Drink water?

I finish off a large glass of water before bed and when i wake up. Minsan may iced tea and chips pa... :D

noted bro, salamat! kakatamad kasi yung bangon ng bangon para umihi. gagawin ko nayan para sa pamilya ko.

**fourtheboys96** · March 6th, 2013 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by holdencaulfield

buhayin ko lang itong thread nato.
lately lang pag pasok ng taon nato, ilang bese nakong binabangungot ng matindi.
yung last ko nag palpitate yung puso ko dahil napanaginipan ko itong batang pamangkin kong pasaway. sa panaginip ko gusto ko siyang habulin ng palo. nagising ako sa sobrang tindi ng tibok ng puso ko parang pakiramdam ko aatakihin ako.
ang hirap nung pakiramdam ko, madaling araw pa lang nun tulog pa mag-ina ko.
ayaw ko pang mag good bye.
tatlo sa mga dating opismeyt ko namatay sa tulog. yung pinaka huli, last friday lang.
ang napansin ko lang, lahat sila mga binata. sana huwag muna ako kuhain ni God.
wala ng maghahatid at susundo sa mag-iina ko.

mukang stress yan bro.

na-experience ko yan nung nag masters thesis ako

**rollyic** · March 6th, 2013 10:10 AM

pero kung makakakita ka ng mga taong namatay sa sakit or naaksidente....yung nahihirapan sila pati mga mahal nila sa buhay.
sasabihin mo sa sarili mo, sana pag ako namatay matutulog lang ako at hindi na gigising.

**yebo** · March 6th, 2013 10:18 AM

holden, iba ang bangungot na nakamamatay sa nightmare, same lang kasi ang tawag sa tagalog. bangungot/nightmare is not the same as bangungot/asian male sleeping death syndrome.

there was a study made by US doctors on several asian males who died of this. note it only happens to asian males but not to other races. they found out several things in common:

1. they all were tired/physically stressed the day before
2. they ate a big asian meal - plenty of rice or noodles
kaya may namamatay sa bangungot pag may fiesta/handaan, pagod sa kasasayaw tapos kakain ng madaming rice/pansit.

the combination tends to result to one thing - lack of potasium in the blood. the physical stress already consumed a lot of the electrolyte needed for proper breathing and heart function, then carbohydrates (from the rice or noodles) actually rob more potasium away from the blood for the body to be able to metabolize. the result is a very low potasium level in the blood and this causes 1) loss of breathing reflex because the chest muscles suffer from severe cramps, and 2) heart palpitations. as this happens during sleep any attempt to wake up the person seem futile because the person is actually undergoing a sensation akin to drowning (mabigat ang dibdib, parang may nakapatong sa dibdib) and could not speak.