What are the symptoms of intestinal obstruction in the elderly?

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Painful vomiting is a typical symptom of intestinal obstruction. In recent years, the incidence rate of intestinal obstruction has increased in the population, especially in the elderly. Intestinal obstruction usually refers to obstruction of the small intestine and colon. It is also a common disease. What are the symptoms of intestinal obstruction in the elderly? Let's talk about it.

What are the symptoms of intestinal obstruction in the elderly?

First of all, patients with intestinal obstruction and anxiety, go to the hospital for gastrointestinal decompression treatment, extract the gas and liquid gathered on the obstruction, which is conducive to improving the blood circulation of intestinal wall, improving the circulation function, and reducing the symptoms of systemic poisoning.

Secondly, another important treatment for intestinal obstruction is to adjust the balance of water, electrolyte and pH. when a large amount of plasma and blood is lost due to intestinal obstruction, whole blood or plasma should be transfused after appropriate fluid replacement. Be sure to seek the doctor's advice and cooperate with active treatment.

Because of intestinal obstruction, surgery and non-surgical treatment can not eat in a short time, but at this time, nutrition support is very important, at this time, the hospital will use total parenteral nutrition, that is, through intravenous infusion of essential nutrients, to provide the body consumption and recovery needs.

matters needing attention

We should pay attention to diet, not suitable for eating food that is not easy to digest, such as meat, noodles, etc. we should drink 8 cups of water every day, and eat more nutritious and easy to digest food such as bananas and oranges in our daily diet. We can choose white rice porridge as the staple food, and add some rock sugar to increase the appetite of patients.