The elderly can’t eat their meals and the cause must be identified for targeted treatment, and if necessary, parenteral nutrition can be used to maintain the daily nutritional needs of the body.
There are many reasons why elderly people cannot eat, most of them are related to the weakened digestive and absorption function of the gastrointestinal tract, and they need to be properly adjusted and treated for the cause.
The most common causes are gastrointestinal-related diseases, such as gastritis, gastric ulcer, and gastrointestinal tumor, which affect the normal peristaltic, digestive, and absorption functions of the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in symptoms of poor appetite in the elderly. In the case of dyspareunia caused by hypertension and diabetes mellitus, under the premise of controlling blood pressure and blood glucose, the application of blood-stasis activating drugs can help improve the symptoms of dyspareunia. Family members can massage the abdomen of the elderly to help the peristalsis and excretion of the intestines, which can also help improve the symptoms of dyspepsia. In addition, elderly people who are bedridden for a long time may have constipation, which can be treated with Chinese medicine.
If none of the above methods are effective in improving the symptoms of dyspareunia in the elderly, systematic treatment in the hospital is needed, and if necessary, parenteral total nutrition can be used to ensure and maintain normal body function.