Avoid forceful defecation When the elderly forcefully defecate, it will lead to increased intra-abdominal pressure and blood pressure, which will increase the risk of cerebral hemorrhage, and at this time the burden on the heart will also increase, which is easy to induce a heart attack. If you have constipation symptoms, you should eat more fiber-rich fruits and vegetables, develop the habit of defecation on time, or with the help of medication to defecate, do not use excessive force. Getting up too fierce hurt blood vessels, the elderly get up too fierce may cause blood pressure, temporary fainting and even cerebral hemorrhage. The elderly must follow the principle of “rather slow three minutes, do not grab a second”, after waking up, you can lie down for 3 minutes, slowly get up and sit on the bed for 3 minutes, put down your feet and sit on the edge of the bed for 3 minutes, and then get out of bed and move slowly. Stairs rather slow rather than fast When people get older, not only musculoskeletal aging, the nervous system also degradation. For example, on a 20-centimeter step, the old man’s feet may not be so high, but the nervous system responsible for directing the movement of the “lag”, then it is easy to fall. The elderly walking stairs, it is best to sideways, holding the handrail, rather slow than fast, such as a foot completely on the ground and then step on the other foot. Minimize bending All excessive bending movements are not suitable for the elderly. The old man’s balance is poor, the joints are hard, muscle atrophy of the joints become less protective, large bending is easy to cause traction injuries and joint dislocation. If bending too fast and too fierce, it will lead to violent changes in blood pressure in the brain, inducing cerebral hemorrhage. When bending down to pick up something, you should also try to slow down the action, hold on to a chair or other fixed objects, straight back and squat down to pick up again. Avoid fierce turn back to prevent fainting The carotid artery blood vessels of the elderly will become narrower, the wall becomes brittle, suddenly turn your neck will compress the carotid artery, affecting the blood supply to the brain, resulting in fainting. If you don’t have a good balance when you turn your neck, you will fall very easily. Elderly people exercise neck, you can swing the head to the front and back, left and right four directions, but the amplitude should not be too large. The elderly usually taboo Meng turn back, such as walking on the road, when you hear someone behind you call yourself, you must slowly turn back.