When the Spring Festival arrived, Auntie Zhang finally looked forward to the arrival of her children and grandchildren, and was busy buying food and cooking. In the family’s laughter, enjoy the joy of family life and a variety of delicious. Auntie Zhang was hungry after a busy day, and was happy to eat more. Not more than 2 hours after the meal, severe abdominal pain and vomiting brought panic to the whole family. The family rushed Auntie Zhang to the hospital and was diagnosed by the doctor as having acute pancreatitis. So, why does overeating trigger pancreatitis in the elderly? Because eating more greasy food or eating too much, food will stimulate the pancreatic juice and bile secretion in large quantities, causing the pancreatic duct and bile duct pressure to rise and overflow into the pancreatic tissue, the pancreas in a variety of digestive enzymes to the pancreas itself digestion, there is pancreatitis. Some people in the elderly population suffer from gallbladder stones or bile duct stones, many of whom have no symptoms, and these people are more likely to get pancreatitis. So overeating in the elderly can trigger acute pancreatitis more than in young people. Overeating can cause not only digestive diseases like pancreatitis, but also cardiovascular diseases, so the elderly should pay attention to their diet during the holiday season to prevent them from getting sad during the joyous and peaceful festivities.