Do old people poop a lot when they’re dying?

Whether the elderly dying stool is a lot can not be completely determined, need to be based on the intestinal flora and diet to determine. 1. Intestinal flora: most of the organs of the elderly dying in a state of failure, the function of all organs will show a significant decline in intestinal function is low, there may be a slow gastrointestinal peristalsis, intestinal flora imbalance, resulting in a decline in the ability to defecate, the amount of stool in the intestinal tract accumulates too much. At the end of life, the anal sphincter and bladder sphincter relax, which may lead to incontinence. 2. Diet: most of the elderly dying in bed for a long time, appetite may be poor, when the long time no food and water or food and water intake is small, dying usually will not have a lot of stool. When the patient has not eaten or consumed much water for a long time, he/she usually does not have a lot of bowel movement before dying. Whether an elderly person will have a lot of bowel movements before death is generally not certain, and needs to be judged according to the individual’s specific situation and physical condition.