In our life, constipation is a very common phenomenon. Many young people have constipation for a long time. But this situation is more common in the elderly. Why?
1. Degradation of digestive function
The functions of various organs in the elderly human body will decline with the increase of age, and so will the digestive function. The gastric acid secretion, pancreatic secretion and intestinal absorption function will gradually decline and weaken, and the digestive and absorption function of the stomach for food will also slow down.
In addition, the gastrointestinal smooth muscle of the elderly will become relaxed, which will slow down the speed of the stomach sending food to the duodenum, and the intestinal peristalsis will become slow, resulting in the food residue staying in the stomach for too long, resulting in constipation.
2. Less activity
Many elderly people are plagued by diseases all year round and are unable to take daily exercise. Lack of reasonable exercise will lead to worse and worse physical condition, slow gastrointestinal peristalsis and lack of defecation power, resulting in constipation in the elderly.
Why is old people easy to constipate?
3. Disease factors
The elderly suffer from diabetes, hypokalemia and other diseases, will be combined with neurological dysfunction, resulting in inability to defecate, with your constipation. In addition, some elderly people are complicated with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and degenerative osteoarthritis, which can also induce constipation.
4. Psychological factors
Many elderly people have depression, anxiety and tension, which will weaken the body's perception of defecation and inhibit defecation reflex. Some elderly people suffer from hemorrhoids, anal fissure, etc. they will have pain and bleeding during defecation, so they are afraid of defecation and cause constipation.
