Elderly people with flatulence are mainly divided into physiological factors and pathological factors, such as gastrointestinal dysfunction, heart failure, etc. Physiological factors can be eliminated naturally through massage, hot compresses, etc. Pathological factors can not be eliminated naturally, and need to be based on drug treatment.
Physiological factors: the elderly due to the physiological decline in gastrointestinal secretion ability, digestive enzymes to reduce the vitality of intestinal peristalsis slow and other reasons are prone to bloating symptoms.
Commonly used methods: you can assist the elderly hands massage abdomen, take a clockwise direction, which helps intestinal peristalsis, speed up the digestion and metabolism of food, will produce the gas out of the body, or you can choose to use a hot towel or warm stickers, applied to the abdomen for no more than 30 minutes, pay attention to prevent burns. This method can promote blood circulation in the abdomen and relieve bloating.
2. Pathological factors.
(1) Gastrointestinal dysfunction: the slowing down of gastrointestinal peristalsis in the elderly causes gastrointestinal dysfunction, which leads to the symptoms of bloating. Commonly used drugs: Mosapride tablets, Trimethoprim maleate, etc.
(2) Heart failure: poor heart function of the elderly will lead to slow blood circulation in the gastrointestinal tract, slow gastrointestinal peristalsis, thus causing flatulence or constipation, etc. Positive treatment of the primary disease can be given to laxative, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and other treatments, such as lactulose, mosapride tablets and so on.
To sum up, the elderly may also be caused by other factors, such as persistent no relief or frequent attacks, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease, the cause of the treatment, the use of drugs under the guidance of the physician, so as to avoid delaying the condition.