Elderly people who do not want to eat and lack of energy may be caused by gastrointestinal diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cold and flu, mental and psychological factors. According to the specific causes of general treatment, drug treatment.
1. Gastrointestinal diseases: for example, gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastritis and other causes, can be given omeprazole acid suppression, mosapride to promote gastrointestinal motility. If there is Helicobacter pylori infection, you also need to use amoxicillin, clarithromycin and other antibiotics. Dietary advice to choose some light and easy to digest food, such as millet porridge, nori soup, noodles and so on.
2. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: for example, coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction and other diseases, can also appear don’t want to eat or lack of energy symptoms. Coronary heart disease can be given isosorbide mononitrate to dilate coronary blood vessels, furosemide diuretic to reduce the heart load. Cerebral infarction needs to be given aspirin, atorvastatin calcium, thromboxane and so on.
3. Cold and flu: patients will mostly have loss of appetite, weakness, you can rest more, drink more water, pay attention to warmth, if necessary, take anti-flu drugs, such as Banlangen granules, you can also give acetaminophen and other drugs for symptomatic treatment.
4. Psychological factors: If the loss of appetite and weakness is caused by anxiety, depression and other psychosomatic factors, psychotherapy and anti-anxiety and antidepressant treatments are needed, such as anti-anxiety drugs like buspirone and antidepressant drugs like sertraline.
It should be noted that all the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor. There are many possible reasons why elderly people do not want to eat and lack of energy, so it is important to seek medical treatment in time and under the guidance of a doctor.