With the passage of time, our bodies are like old trees, gradually withering, and various functions begin to quietly degenerate. Especially in middle and old age, the stomach and intestines seem to become fragile and sensitive, and they are prone to indigestion.
Indigestion, a common problem, manifests itself in nausea, bloating, acid reflux, stomach pain, and even loss of appetite. According to the different triggers, it is medically divided into two types: organic dyspepsia and functional dyspepsia.
However, regardless of the source of indigestion, we should take care of it in time to prevent it from further eroding our gastrointestinal health. So, how should middle-aged and elderly people deal with indigestion?
1. To develop good eating habits and living habits, it is very important to develop a scientific diet and good living habits. This includes eating at regular intervals, avoiding overeating, etc. An hour after eating, a moderate amount of slow exercise also has a good auxiliary effect on gastrointestinal digestion. In addition, mood also has a great impact on gastrointestinal health. Long-term exposure to negative emotions may lead to indigestion, and in severe cases, it may even induce neuropathic gastritis. Therefore, maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude is essential for gastrointestinal health.
2. Regularly check the digestive function of middle-aged and elderly people like an old grinding stone, no longer sharp, and a little carelessness may cause indigestion. Just like the change of seasons, there is no need to be overly anxious about the occasional rainy day, but if the haze is shrouded for a long time, we need to be vigilant. Therefore, we need to pay enough attention to recurrent indigestion.
Regular visits to the hospital for check-ups are like regular check-ups for our digestive system to ensure it is functioning properly. After all, indigestion is often the first sign of digestive disorders. Timely detection and timely detection can avoid the deterioration of the condition and ensure good health.
Let us pay attention to the digestive health of middle-aged and elderly people with a caring heart, so that their lives can be more comfortable and healthy.
3. Eat less indigestible foodThe gastrointestinal digestion function of most middle-aged and elderly people is like a slowly flowing stream compared with young people, and it is no longer as rushing and agitating as when they were young. Therefore, they need to avoid those foods that are difficult to digest in their daily diet, such as fried foods, high-fat foods, sweet and greasy sweets, and foods that are too rough and too hard. These foods are like stones that block the flow of streams and put a burden on the gastrointestinal tract.
When eating, middle-aged and elderly people should also chew carefully and swallow slowly like a little bee in spring. This allows the food to be better digested and absorbed like spring flowers. Every bite of food is like a precious seed, and only through careful care and cultivation can they take root and sprout in the soil of the gastrointestinal tract and provide sufficient nutrients for the health of the body. 
4. Moderate intake of fiber-rich foodFiber is a substance that has excellent health care effects on the gastrointestinal tract. It promotes gastrointestinal motility and increases muscle tone, thereby helping to reduce the occurrence of gastrointestinal diverticulum. In daily life, there are many fiber-rich foods such as kelp, seaweed, and oatmeal, among others.
Kelp is a marine plant rich in fiber and a variety of minerals, which helps to promote gastrointestinal motility and reduce the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases. Nori is a seaweed that grows between the tides and is rich in fiber and vitamins that help promote digestion and excretion. Oatmeal is a fiber-rich cereal that increases gastrointestinal motility and promotes digestion and excretion.
Although these foods have excellent health care effects on the stomach and intestines, they should not be consumed in excess, so as not to increase the burden on the stomach and intestines. A moderate intake of these fiber-rich foods can help maintain the health and function of the gastrointestinal tract.
5. Try to use as little as possible drugs that will inhibit gastrointestinal function As time goes by, the body of middle-aged and elderly people gradually undergoes degenerative changes. To cope with mental illness, they may choose to take antipsychotic medications such as clozapine, phenobarbital, etc. However, to a certain extent, these drugs can inhibit intestinal motility, reduce intestinal fluid secretion, and reduce the amount of potassium ions in the blood, which may induce paralytic intestinal obstruction and lead to indigestion. If used with anticholinergics, it may cause more damage to the gastrointestinal tract and, in severe cases, may even cause necrotizing colitis and gastric hypotonia.
Therefore, when facing insomnia and mental illness, we should try to find other ways to recuperate to reduce the use of such drugs. Although indigestion may not seem serious, if left unattended, it can lead to other digestive disorders such as enteritis, gastritis, stomach ulcers, etc. In particular, middle-aged and elderly people are not as resistant as young people, so they need to pay more attention to this issue. In our daily lives, we can do the following to prevent indigestion.
Secondly, if dyspepsia is caused by other conditions, we need to first ** the primary disease before we can fundamentally solve the problem of dyspepsia.