In the elderly, poor digestion may be related to the decline in gastrointestinal function and lower gastric acid secretion. It can be treated by adjusting living habits and medication.
1. Decline in gastrointestinal function: As the gastrointestinal function of the elderly will decline with age, gastric motility is insufficient, and digestive enzymes are reduced, which makes it impossible for food to be fully digested and absorbed.
Drugs to promote gastric motility, such as domperidone and mosapride citrate to improve gastrointestinal peristalsis, digestive enzymes such as multi-enzyme tablets to assist digestion, and probiotics such as bifidobacteria tablets to regulate the micro-ecological balance of the gastrointestinal tract are needed.
2. Reduced gastric acid secretion: As the gastric acid secretion of the elderly decreases, it affects the digestive function. Etopride tablets, mosapride and other drugs can be given to improve the problem of poor digestion in the elderly. And we need to provide health education to the elderly patients, such as moderate intake of easy-to-digest food, eat less and more frequent meals.
All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.
If the digestive function of the elderly is not relieved, or accompanied by other symptoms, they should go to the hospital in time, to identify the cause and then give targeted treatment, to avoid digestive tract tumors and other organic lesions lead to poor digestive function and delayed treatment.