Causes of spastic colitis in the elderly
My father is 67 years old. Recently, he often has abdominal pain in the navel area, bloating, and belching, especially after eating cold foods.
I went to the doctor and he said my father has spastic colitis. What is the cause of this disease and how can I cure it completely?
Ngo Thi Huong (Yen Bai)
Spastic colitis is a common disease in the elderly (NCT). The most typical symptom of spastic colitis in the elderly is abdominal pain. Abdominal pain in spastic colitis is very diverse, it can be pain after eating, can be pain when full, especially pain after eating some strange foods, sour, spicy, cold, raw vegetables, blood pudding...
The causes of spastic colitis are very diverse, either due to intestinal inflammation due to eating unhygienic food, for example, food containing typhoid bacteria, dysentery bacteria or amoebic dysentery; due to intestinal motility disorders; due to overuse of intestinal antibiotics causing dysbacteriosis or due to mental disorders, mental trauma...
To treat and prevent the disease well, you should take your father to see a gastroenterologist to determine the cause and treatment. Daily food must ensure food safety and hygiene. Foods that can easily cause spastic colitis should be avoided or eaten very limitedly.
Do not use sour, spicy spices, alcohol, beer in meals. Do not eat fresh, raw foods (raw vegetables, nem chua, nem chao, blood pudding, fish salad...). You should encourage your father's spirit and encourage him to exercise lightly and regularly every day.
According to Dr. Phuong Anh - Health & Life - NT
