The older you get, the better your gut protection

　　Human aging begins with the gut. With increasing age, the function of the gastrointestinal tract becomes weaker and weaker, and with the frequent use of antibiotics, the gastrointestinal tract of the elderly is more susceptible to bacteria than young people.

　　The number of people infected with drug-resistant E. coli has increased by 1.7 times in 10 years, and more than half of the infected people are elderly people over 75 years old.

　　The intestines of the elderly are indeed fragile, mainly because their intestines have been "working diligently" for many years, their ability to resist harmful bacteria is weakened, and infections are more likely to occur.

　　Generally speaking, the elderly are at greater risk of intestinal diseases such as peptic gastric ulcer, acute enteritis, acute bacillary dysentery, hemorrhoids, and constipation.

　　Summer is a period of high incidence of various intestinal diseases, and the elderly must first keep the entrance closed.

　　Ensure balanced nutrition, add more dietary fiber, eat more vegetables and fruits, you can make the vegetables soft and rotten, help digestion.

　　Drink a small bottle of yogurt every day to supplement probiotics, which can play a role in regulating the balance of intestinal flora; pay attention to diet hygiene, it is best not to eat leftovers overnight, not to eat raw and spoiled food.

　　When cooking at home, raw food and cooked food should be handled and stored separately to avoid cross-contamination; ensure regular work schedule, quit smoking and limit alcohol; rinse mouth after meals in time to remove food residues and some soft dirt in the oral cavity to reduce oral cavity The number of bacteria within, thereby reducing the risk of gastrointestinal illness.

　　Cultivate the habit of washing hands before and after meals and returning from public places to avoid getting sick by mouth.

　　 Regularly check whether you are infected with Helicobacter pylori to prevent peptic gastric ulcer; when gastrointestinal discomfort, do not blindly eat berberine, norfloxacin and other drugs, preferably under the guidance of a doctor. Abuse of antibiotics will cause damage to the beneficial intestinal flora, leading to premature aging of the intestine.

　　 Massage the umbilicus after meals to protect the intestines. Chinese medicine believes that the umbilical abdomen is equivalent to the intestinal gland of the gastric pylorus gland. Frequent friction can accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase gastric juice, and help digestion and excretion.