The lack of appetite in the elderly may be due to food unappetizing, geriatric decline in digestive system function, gastric ulcers and other factors, and can be intervened by replacing the type of food, light diet, omeprazole and other methods.
1. Unappetizing food: When the elderly are faced with food they don’t like or when there are ingredients they dislike, they may show a lack of appetite. They should fully understand their dietary preferences and cook food accordingly, replacing the food they don’t want to eat.
2. Decline in the function of the digestive system in old age: this is a physiological phenomenon that can occur with age, and light, easy-to-digest foods can be eaten, such as congee, vegetable soup, chicken soup and so on.
3. Gastric ulcer: Omeprazole, amoxicillin, magnesium aluminum carbonate tablets and other drugs can be used as prescribed by the doctor.
The above drugs should be used under the guidance of physicians, not blindly self-medication. Causes of the elderly have no appetite for more reasons, if the symptoms are not relieved or accompanied by other symptoms, should go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of a professional physician to clarify the causes, to give targeted treatment.