Patients who have typical symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal distension, vomiting, anal cessation of defecation, sudden abdominal bulge, distinct abdominal sounds can be heard, and have had previous abdominal surgery should go to hospital immediately. Elderly people who have constipation and progressive abdominal distension and pain should be alert to intestinal obstruction caused by tumors, and sigmoid colon torsion is not excluded.
1, prevention of intestinal obstruction, first of all, to maintain dietary hygiene, unclean diet can cause intestinal obstruction. Do not exercise strenuously after a full meal to avoid intestinal torsion. After the occurrence of intestinal obstruction, even in remission, do not eat harder food, it is best to focus on a semi-liquid diet.
2, the elderly should choose more easily digestible vegetables containing more fiber, and eat less meat. Some foods that are not easy to chew and easy to form clumps, such as glutinous rice, grapes, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, soybean sprouts, animal tendons and tendons, should be eaten as little as possible. To pay attention to dental maintenance or repair, because the elderly teeth aging, loss, easy to cause chewing incomplete, food easy to form clumps blocking the intestinal cavity. At the same time, the elderly should prevent constipation, usually should be more active, drink more water, less spicy food, if necessary, you can choose some drugs to regulate intestinal secretion function, promote intestinal peristalsis, help stool softening, prevent intestinal obstruction.
3, most importantly, the elderly should have regular medical checkups, especially blood tests, gastroscopy and other items, which can help early detection of intestinal tumors, strive for early treatment, and prevent tumor intestinal obstruction.
Warm tip: The gastrointestinal tract is known as the second “brain” of human beings. During the festive season, when people are feasting and rejoicing, the gastrointestinal tract is undergoing a great test, and it is not a comfortable time. The Spring Festival is a high incidence of gastrointestinal diseases, so be sure to do a good job of preventing intestinal obstruction.