As we age, the functions of various organs and tissues of the body will slowly begin to decline, and the ability to adapt to the environment will gradually decline, and some chronic diseases or minor problems will gradually come to the door.
For many elderly people, some common physical problems may not be considered diseases at all, but just normal physiological manifestations of organ degeneration.
1. Osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a very common problem in the elderly, as the body gradually loses calcium with age, which can easily lead to a decrease in bone density and induce osteoporosis. When osteoporosis is found, there is no need to worry too much, and you can eat more calcium-rich foods in your daily life. When the weather is good, you can go out to bask in the sun and take a walk to promote the absorption of calcium and reduce the chance of osteoporosis and osteoarthritic diseases.
2. Prostatic hyperplasia.
Prostatic hyperplasia is also a geriatric disease, the older you are, the higher the probability of suffering from prostatic hyperplasia, generally male friends will have hyperplasia around the age of 45, symptoms will appear around the age of 50, and typical symptoms will begin to appear around the age of 60.
But rest assured that there is no clear causal relationship between prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer, so there is no need to worry too much.
There is a urethra and vas deferens in the middle of the prostate, so when the prostate is hyperplasia, symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, increased nocturia, and even difficulty urinating and urinary retention may occur in severe cases.
Recommendation: There are usually no obvious signs of prostate cancer in the early stages, and it is recommended that men be screened annually after the age of 50 for prostate-specific antigen testing.
3. Occasional constipation.
With the increase of age, the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract of the elderly will gradually deteriorate, and the food intake of the elderly will also decrease. Under this premise, the amount of time food stays in the intestines will increase, and the chance of constipation will be higher.
In daily life, it is necessary to replenish water. As the body's metabolism slows down, the digestive juices secreted in the stomach and intestines are becoming less and less, and drinking water can increase the digestive juices and moisten food residues, which is very important for bowel movements.
4. Old man taste.
I don't know if you have carefully observed, many elderly people always have a strange smell on their bodies, this smell is not unpleasant, but it always makes people not want to get close, especially the elderly living in the countryside, the smell will be more serious.
The production of the smell of the elderly is actually a very normal physiological manifestation, after the aging of the elderly, a large amount of debris falls off, due to the poor basal metabolic rate, it is difficult to metabolize out of the body, debris accumulates on the surface of the debris for a long time, and long-term friction with clothing, there will be an unpleasant smell.
5. Presbycusis.
Hearing aging is also an irreversible process, and there is currently no way to reverse it. Most elderly people are deaf in both ears, and the condition is slowly progressively worsening. Presbycusis is a common disease of clinical seniles, which does not need to be excessive, and can be prevented by taking a balanced nutrient according to one's own situation.
6. Sleep time decreases, and nocturia increases.
As we age, the body's ability to secrete melatonin will gradually decline, which is why the elderly have less sleep time and worse sleep quality, as long as these conditions do not affect the mental state during the day, there is generally no need to worry.
In addition, as we age, the contractile function and elasticity of the bladder will decrease, and it is easy to wake up at night while sleeping at night.