Cause of bangungot !
> 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
> at least a glass 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...
>
What's your opinion ?