If an 80-year-old man does not want to eat after having a stent placed, it is important to rule out the presence of gastrointestinal stasis due to heart failure, or the presence of infectious diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, or poor mood.
1. Gastrointestinal stagnation due to heart failure: when the patient has heart failure, it can lead to liver stagnation and gastrointestinal stagnation, which affects the appetite and leads to the patient not wanting to eat.
2. Infectious diseases: due to long bed rest, the body’s resistance to decline and other factors can lead to lung infection or urinary tract infection, there will also be a decrease in appetite.
3. Gastrointestinal diseases: when the patient has peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal dysfunction and other problems, appetite loss can also occur.
4. Poor mood: patients with excessive emotional anxiety and tension, depressed mood, excessive worry about their own condition is also induced by the reason of not wanting to eat.
If an 84-year-old man does not want to eat or drink after getting off the stent, it is recommended to consult the cardiovascular internal medicine department of regular hospitals to clarify the cause and treat it positively.