Gastric bleeding in the elderly can be caused by a variety of reasons, including gastritis and gastric ulcers, and the risk of bleeding is increased by a lack of attention to diet, a preference for spicy, hard or rough foods, and a preference for alcohol. Patients with cirrhosis of the liver who develop a ruptured esophagogastric fundic varices can also suffer from gastric bleeding, which is often larger. If there is frequent stomach pain, vomiting of blood, black stools, accompanied by unexplained weight loss, etc., you should be alert to the possibility of malignant tumours in the stomach. Stomach bleeding should be seen in hospital promptly, following medical advice for examination, identification of the cause and appropriate treatment.