Intestinal obstruction is one of the acute abdominal conditions, which means that the passage of intestinal contents in the intestinal tract is obstructed, and the disease is most frequent in elderly people and children. In daily life, we must be timely prevention of intestinal obstruction, how to properly prevent intestinal obstruction?
1, protect the teeth.
Elderly people’s teeth aging, loss, easy to cause chewing incomplete. In addition, the intestinal peristaltic function is reduced, food is not easy to decompose, not fully chewed food swollen with water, it may lead to intestinal cavity blockage. Therefore, the elderly should often clean the mouth and brush their teeth. If too many teeth are lost, it is better to install dentures. Pay attention to dental maintenance or repair, is an important part of the prevention of food intestinal obstruction.
2.Prevent constipation.
The elderly suffer from habitual constipation, in addition to the usual activities, drink more water, eat 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, the diet must pay attention to.
Older people should choose more easily digestible, plant foods containing more fiber, less animal food. Food processing or cooking should be fine, in order to facilitate chewing. Animal food should be cooked and eaten to facilitate digestion and absorption. Some foods that are not easy to chew and easy to form lumps, such as glutinous rice, grapes, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, soybean sprouts, animal fascia, tendons, etc., should be eaten sparingly.
4.Treat other primary diseases.
Digestive system and cardiovascular diseases are common primary diseases causing intestinal obstruction. Patients with peptic ulcers have a significantly higher chance of food intestinal obstruction, and elderly people with pulmonary heart disease are more bedridden and less active, and their intestinal function is significantly lower than that of healthy elderly people, so the chance of food intestinal obstruction will also increase. Therefore, active treatment of the primary disease is also an aspect of preventing food intestinal obstruction. Adhesive intestinal obstruction is easily produced after laparotomy, so it is important to pay attention to diet and regular review.