Abdominal pain after meals in the elderly is commonly caused by the following reasons: gastric diseases, biliary tract diseases, pancreatitis and so on.
1. Gastric diseases: due to ageing, the elderly are prone to gastritis, stomach tumors and other diseases. After eating, the food will stimulate the lesions, and the patient will experience abdominal pain.
2. Biliary tract diseases: if gallbladder stones, cholecystitis, cholangitis and other diseases occur, after eating, it will lead to biliary tract contraction, and the abdomen, especially the right upper abdomen will have pain.
3. Pancreatitis: If you drink alcohol, hyperlipidemia or suffer from cholelithiasis and other diseases, it may lead to pancreatitis. After eating, it will lead to an increase in the secretion of pancreatic enzymes, which will aggravate the destruction of the pancreas, and the abdominal pain will appear, which is manifested as pain in the epigastric region, and is often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
Elderly people can also be seen in other diseases, patients need to go to the hospital, you can improve gastroscopy, ultrasound and other tests, usually can be a clear diagnosis, and then you can carry out the appropriate treatment.