The number of beneficial bacteria in the intestine begins to decrease significantly after we enter the age of 55. In addition, the flow of digestive juice in the stomach, liver, pancreas, and small intestine begins to decline, and the human body’s digestive function is weakened, which will increase gastric ulcers, gastritis, tense Gastrointestinal diseases such as duodenal ulcers.
Protect your gastrointestinal health
If you want to protect your gastrointestinal health, you must do these things well:
①Adhere to a regular diet: The diet must be regular, and Quantitative time. Irregular meals, and there is no fixed time for gastric acid secretion, it is very easy to break the normal balance, resulting in excessive or too little gastric acid secretion, which can lead to indigestion, gastric erosion, gastric ulcer, etc. for a long time.
②Insist on drinking more water: Drinking more water can help the stomach to digest food, promote intestinal peristalsis, increase feces discharge, and prevent constipation.
③Insist on supplementing probiotics: Persistence and proper supplementation of probiotics can maintain a dynamic balance of intestinal flora and better maintain intestinal function. You can usually eat yogurt, kimchi, etc. to supplement probiotics, and you can also eat more vegetables and fruits to promote the growth of probiotics.
5 Regular physical examinations
The physical examination is the “mirror mirror” of the body, which helps to detect abnormalities in time and intervene as soon as possible. In addition to routine items, for people over 50 years old, some targeted items should be supplemented, such as cardiovascular examination, bone density examination, tumor screening, gastroscopy, lung CT, etc.
It is recommended to fill out a first physical examination questionnaire before the physical examination, including past medical history, family medical history, drug use, eating habits, etc., and ask the doctor to formulate a personalized physical examination plan for you, which is more targeted.
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