Three shrinking, indigestion
Southeast University Affiliated Zhongda Hospital Gastroenterology, deputy chief physician Yu Ting
With age, the function of the human digestive system began to decline, the survey shows that on average, one in four elderly people indigestion.Research on the reasons, there are three factors.
Gingival recession. On the age, the oral mucosa will shrink, resulting in gingival recession, dental crease .If you do not pay attention to oral health, food residues, bacteria easily multiply in the teeth, so that the incidence of dental caries increased, not treated may cause teeth Myelitis, apical periodontitis, resulting in the elderly chewing difficulties, the food is not fully chew swallowed into the stomach, thereby increasing the burden on the stomach.
Oral mucosa, salivary glands atrophy Oral mucosal atrophy so that the elderly taste dull, salivary gland atrophy causes swallowing is difficult to swallow food quickly and effectively, the food may be blocked in the throat, easy to choking, indigestion.
Gastrointestinal smooth muscle fiber atrophy .Gastrointestinal slow expansion or slow weakness will make the digestive capacity of the elderly weakened.Studies show that in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia, more than half of the elderly patients with delayed gastric emptying or obstruction.
The elderly indigestion and diet are closely related, so patients should establish good habits .Daily diet should be light, easy to digest, nutritious principle, eat less greasy, high fat, high cholesterol, high salt and spicy food. Eat coarse grains, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, but do not eat three meals a day, otherwise easy to constipation.
When the elderly indigestion symptoms more obvious, should eat less protein and calcium-rich foods such as dairy products, beans, lean meat, egg yolk, etc., more difficult to digest; avoid eating easily cause flatulence foods such as dried beans , Onions, potatoes and sweets; due to sticky glutinous rice, not digestible after eating, should also eat less if the symptoms are serious, to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
