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Lying down can be on the back, on the abdomen, on the left or right
side. Which of these positions is the best for the functioning of the
organs?
When lying on the abdomen, as Dr Attar says, a person will feel after a while short of breath as the backbones’ mass prevents the chest from contracting and then relaxing during inhalation and exhalation. Moreover this position leads to an obligatory bending in the neck vertebras. Also, the contact of the reproductive organs with the bed leads to masturbation.
The resulting respiratory crisis results in brain and heart fatigue as
well.
An
Australian researcher noticed the increase in the likelihood of babies’
sudden death when they sleep on their stomach compared to those who
sleep on one of the sides. It is inimitable that these modern studies
agree with what our prophet said as narrated by Abu Huraira (May Allah
be pleased with him): “When the prophet (peace be upon him) saw a man
lying on his front, He said
(Allah
and his prophet dislike this position in lying)
”
(Reported by Al-Tirmdhi)
Another
Hadith is the one narrated by Abu Umama (May Allah be pleased with him)
he said: “ When the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed a man sleeping on
his front in the mosque he hit him with his feet and said:
wake up
and seat as this is a diabolic sleep”
Lying on
the back, on the other hand, causes the respiration to be through the
mouth. Dr Attar sees that the mouth opens up when lying on back as the
inferior jaw relaxes.
However,
the nose is the one prepared for respiration, as it contains hairs and
mucous that act to purify the air entering during inspiration and as it
has dense blood vessels that make the entering air warmer.
Respiration through the mouth then makes the person prone to colds,
especially in the winter, and also to gum dryness and its resulting
inflammation.
As well
as it evokes potential situations of dissemble excess or gumic hugely.
So these
positions the jaw and uvula oppose the wideness of nose and prevents
current of breath.
So
snoring will increase.
Moreover, in this case, the person wakes up with an abnormal white layer
covering h獩琠湯畧
is tongue and an undesirable mouth odour.
Sleeping
on the left side is not favoured either, as the heart would be then
under the pressure of the right lung, the biggest of the two lungs, and
this would affect its contraction especially if the person is old. The
full stomach which itself is under the pressure of the heaviest organ in
the digestive tract, the liver, which delays its emptying, would also
impose a pressure on the heart.
A group of experiments done by Galteh and Butseh found that the passage of food from the stomach to the intestines takes from 2.5 to 4.5 hours if a person is sleeping on the right side whereas its takes 5 to 8 hours if he is sleeping on the left side.
Thus,
sleeping on the right side is the correct position as the left lung is
smaller than the right one and the pressure on the heart would therefore
be less, the liver would not be suspended, and the stomach would be on
it and so emptying its contents would be quicker.
Moreover
sleeping on the right side is one of the best medical interventions to
facilitate the excretion of the mucous secretions of the left
respiratory bronchioles.
That is
what was said by Dr Al Rawi who added that the reason for the expansion
of the airways in the left lung and not the ones in the right one is
that the right lung’s bronchioles are laterally positioned to a certain
extent, whereas the ones in the left lung are vertical and so it is
harder to push the secretions upwards to be excreted. This leads to
their accumulation in the inferior segment, leading to the expansion
.The sympto
Courtesy:
Dr Mohammad Nezar Al Deker
References :
- Miracles of slamic medicine Vol.4 by Dr Mohammad Nezar Al Deker
- Dr Thafer Al Attar “Lay down on your right side”
from Your Doctor magazine 1961
- The Arabic medical magazine: The wrong sleeping positions
N(196 Year 1993
- The Art Of Health And Protective Medicine
by Dr
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