Causes of diarrhea in the elderly

Diarrhea generally refers to diarrhea. Diarrhea in the elderly may be related to indigestion, drug side effects, intestinal diseases and other factors.

1, dyspepsia

with age, the digestive system function of the elderly may decline, the ability to digest and absorb food weakened, easy to appear diarrhea symptoms due to dyspepsia.

2, drug side effects The

elderly may be due to a variety of chronic diseases and long-term medication, such as antihypertensive drugs, hypoglycemic drugs, etc., these drugs are easy to cause gastrointestinal irritation, resulting in diarrhea, abdominal distension and other gastrointestinal discomfort.

3, intestinal diseases

If the elderly suffer from viral enteritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, etc., due to inflammation stimulation led to intestinal motility accelerated, can also cause diarrhea symptoms.