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Can sleep deprivation cause nausea, diarrhea, and make it hard to eat certain foods?

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Dr. Ravi Chand answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Sleep Deprivation: Depends on how long you have been continously sleep deprived its unlikely but possible rule out other GI causes.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Sleep deprivation: probably is not causing these symptoms.

Dr Minich agreed

Answered 5/17/2015

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