Will shift work affect your health?

Shift work will do some harm to your health, but the extent of the harm depends on factors such as whether you have a rest after shift work. If you get proper rest after the shift change, the harm to your body is usually not great; If you don't get a good rest after the shift, it will do great harm to your health.

1, little harm to health: people who work shifts, especially those who often work at night shifts, will not get enough sleep because of staying up late for a long time, and will also have a certain impact on the digestive system because of irregular diet. However, if you have enough rest after work and eat on time, it is generally not very harmful to your health;

2, the harm to the body is relatively large: if people who work shifts do not make up for sleep after work, it is easy to cause endocrine disorders, memory loss and other injuries. Especially for the relatively older people, their physique is relatively poor, and they are prone to multiple organ injuries such as decreased immunity, abnormal liver function, hypertension, diabetes, and gastrointestinal diseases. And men and women of childbearing age, if not careful, may also affect fertility.

Long shifts are not recommended. If you need to change shifts, it is recommended to ensure adequate sleep after work. Usually, we should pay attention to diet, eat more foods containing high-quality protein, and fresh fruits and vegetables, avoid bad habits such as smoking and drinking, and exercise properly to improve our physical fitness. Shift work may cause skin damage and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal dysfunction. 1, skin injury: Because shift work may destroy the normal biological clock, endocrine and nervous system rhythm, the skin will appear dry, dull, poor elasticity, acne and other phenomena; 2, increase the risk of cardiovascular disease: shift work is a kind of stress stimulus to the body, which makes the blood pressure and heart rate of the human body higher than the level of normal work, and loses the normal adjustment ability. Over time, blood pressure and heart rate indicators gradually increase, which will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease; 3, gastrointestinal dysfunction: shift work will cause irregular life, changes in eating habits, abnormal gastrointestinal function. This irregular life will increase the risk of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer for a long time, leading to gastrointestinal dysfunction; 4. Others: Shift work will also cause disorder of hormone levels, further reduce immunity and increase the risk of diseases such as colds and oral ulcers. Moreover, shift work will also cause normal sleep dysfunction, interfere with sleep, appear unresponsive, mood swings, and memory decline.