What s going on with the elderly not wanting to eat

Updated on healthy 2024-03-16
15 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    The first is to maintain a pleasant dining atmosphere, and second, to enhance appetite to ensure a balanced intake of nutrients, usually accompany the elderly, if the elderly have indigestion, you can eat foods that are easy to digest and contain more fiber.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Older people who don't want to eat can be caused by not being able to eat properly.

    It should be that blood sugar is only slightly elevated, which generally does not affect the normal condition of the body, you can try to use some Chinese patent medicine**diabetes drugs**, the diet can be reasonably matched, do not eat foods with too high sugar should be fine.

    Improvement methods: First: to increase the intake of trace element zinc, zinc can affect the normal metabolism of proteins in cells, participate in the synthesis of taste hormone, and has the effect of enhancing taste bud function and nourishing taste buds.

    Therefore, it is necessary to eat more zinc-rich foods, such as oysters, lean meat, fish, eggs, soy products, walnuts, peanuts, etc., to increase the content of zinc in the body and make the sense of taste sensitive.

    Second, we should pay attention to oral hygiene, insist on rinsing our mouth after meals and brushing our teeth in the morning and evening, and wash the food residues between our teeth in time to prevent bacteria from breeding. In addition, dental disease should be treated early, and the shedding should be repaired in time to maintain the chewing function, chew the dishes, and fully contact with the taste buds to increase appetite.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    The gastrointestinal function of the elderly is relatively poor, and the digestion and absorption are not very good, so there is no appetite, so the elderly should eat less and more meals.

    Bad spirits are inevitable, because the elderly can no longer do deep sleep for a long time, so it is best to have the habit of napping.

    Aging is an inevitable process of life, usually healthy, go out and walk around more, practice Tai Chi or something, you can improve it, delay aging, and don't eat too much greasy things, eat more vegetarian and fruit.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    There are many reasons why the elderly do not want to eat, and it is likely that the spleen and stomach are relatively weak and have no appetite. It is also possible that some diseases of the digestive tract are causing the loss of appetite. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a check-up.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    The elderly have no appetite and do not want to eat, if there are no symptoms, they should exercise properly, and often accompany the elderly out for a walk and bask in the sun. Massage the abdomen clockwise 50 to 100 times 1 hour after eating at home, which will help restore appetite.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Answer 1: The level of consciousness of the elderly is reduced, and the elderly do not want to eat or cannot eat, which is common in diseases of the central nervous system, such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, brain tumors or advanced malignant tumors of various systems of the body, and some metabolic diseases, such as hepatic encephalopathy, diabetic ketoacidosis, etc. These diseases cause a decrease in the level of consciousness of the elderly, who are unable to eat; 2. The elderly want to eat, but can't eat, common in the glottis or throat muscle diseases, such as glottis insufficiency, that is, the so-called true bulbar palsy or tumors of the stomach and esophagus, choking after eating and repeated long-term aspiration, causing the elderly to fear eating and so on.

  7. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    First of all, determine whether they are healthy, and then observe whether the elderly encounter any unhappy things!

  8. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    The elderly do not want to eat, have no appetite, most of them are the digestive function of the elderly, so their activity is also small, which has a certain impact on eating, so they have no appetite and are unwilling to eat.

  9. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    Answer 1: The level of consciousness of the elderly is reduced, and the elderly do not want to eat or cannot eat, which is common in diseases of the central nervous system, such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, brain tumors or advanced malignant tumors of various systems of the body, and some metabolic diseases, such as hepatic encephalopathy, diabetic ketoacidosis, etc. These diseases cause a decrease in the level of consciousness of the elderly, who are unable to eat;

    2. The elderly want to eat, but can't eat, common in the glottis or throat muscle diseases, such as glottis insufficiency, that is, the so-called true bulbar palsy or tumors of the stomach and esophagus, choking after eating and repeated long-term aspiration, causing the elderly to fear eating and so on.

  10. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    If you say that the old man can take care of himself in terms of thinking, then maybe the taste of the food is not to your liking, or maybe there is something about you that you have not noticed the old man's emotions. There is also a possibility that as people get older, various organs are also gradually aging, including the digestive system. At this time, attentive sons and daughters should choose to take the elderly to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination in time.

    In short, as children, caring for and treating the elderly well is a legal responsibility and a moral necessity. It is good to take care of the elderly carefully.

    We all have a day when we grow old, treat the elderly well, and our children should be a good example, that is, be kind to ourselves after many years......

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    As they get older, the digestive system of the elderly will also age, and even strike. It is recommended that the most professional is to take the elderly to the hospital for examination and do corresponding conditioning with the help of doctors; The most effective way is to let the child persuade the elderly or eat with the elderly; The healthiest thing is to let the elderly exercise more and exercise, which will help digestion; The most filial piety is to accompany the elderly more, and we must make the elderly feel good. Do not go to the doctor when you are sick and buy some health care products indiscriminately.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Hello 80-year-old people who don't want to eat may have a bad appetite.

    For the condition of the elderly.

    It is recommended to go to the hospital to check if there is a physical problem.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    The taste buds of the elderly are degraded, there is no taste when eating, and the digestive function is not as good as before, so they do not want to eat. The possibility of gastrointestinal diseases is also not excluded.

    If you want the elderly to eat normally, you must first prepare the food that the elderly love to eat. If the elderly have bad teeth, prepare more liquid food. Secondly, choosing foods that promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, including leeks, celery, and green leafy vegetables, can promote intestinal peristalsis and improve the appetite of the elderly population.

    If you have a problem of indigestion, you can take Bohol pills, hawthorn pills and other anti-appetite medicines. You can also take spleen strengthening pills, spleen and intestinal pills and other drugs to regulate the spleen and stomach. At the same time, it is necessary to let the elderly pay attention to oral hygiene, so that they can have a good appetite only if they have good teeth.

    To have a good dining atmosphere, a good mood helps to eat healthily. Focusing on physical activity can also increase appetite.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    Poor appetite or tired of eating.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    Go for a check-up under the age, illness, miscellaneous miscellaneous, unclear.

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