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If you work on the night shift, you may be susceptible to a number of health risks. Here is a list of it:

• Stomach Issues: Those who constantly rotate their shifts or who work in night shifts are three times more likely to suffer from gastric problems like constipation, diarrhea and bouts of indigestion. There are also more incidences of peptic ulcers in shift workers.
• Sleep Disorders: Those who work in rotating shifts does not have fixed hours of sleep and work and thus require more effort to fall asleep. It was found out that shift workers on an average sleep 2 hours less than the day time workers.
• Fatigue: Due to insufficient sleep, most shift workers suffer from chronic fatigue and feeling of listlessness and to them the answer to it seems to be endless cups of caffeine which only worsens the problem. There is also dip in the memory, thinking and concentration levels in those who are working in shifts.

To know more see How to deal with shift work?

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