What is the problem of poor absorption?

Poor absorption is mainly caused by poor absorption of oxygen substances in the small intestine due to various reasons, which leads to some symptoms. In many cases, poor absorption can easily lead to some malabsorption syndromes. Malabsorption in the elderly often causes diarrhea and abdominal distension, and the main manifestations are therefore, if malabsorption occurs, it is necessary to check for gastrointestinal diseases. Nutrients in the small intestine cannot be properly absorbed and will lead to lesions in the absorption and digestive functions of the small intestine.

Poor absorption can also lead to systemic diseases and partial defects, and can also cause incomplete digestion and absorption functions. Therefore, we must make timely diagnosis in our daily lives, mainly for some digestive mechanism disorders and some absorption mechanism disorders.

1. Follow the nursing routine for digestive system diseases.

2. Eat a low-residue, low-fat, easily digestible diet; people with celiac disease should avoid eating gluten-containing foods such as wheat, barley, and oats; people with lactase deficiency should avoid eating dairy products. Patients with severe conditions can receive intravenous hypernutrition therapy, including fat emulsion, compound amino acids, albumin, etc., and plasma transfusion when necessary.

3. Actively treat the cause: Malabsorption caused by Whipple's disease, tropical Sprague-Dawley syndrome and blind loop syndrome requires treatment with antibiotics such as tetracycline, ofloxacin and metronidazole. Celiac disease can be treated with hormones. Malabsorption caused by lymphoma and Crohn's disease can be treated surgically. Pancreatic malabsorption can be treated with pancreatic enzyme tablets or dried animal pancreas.

4. Supplement various vitamins: such as vitamin A, D, K, B12, other B vitamins and folic acid. People with iron deficiency anemia can take ferrous sulfate pills or ferrous sulfate.

5. Symptomatic treatment: Patients with severe diarrhea can be treated with bismuth subcarbonate, diphenoxylate compound or Imodium, and water and electrolyte imbalance can be corrected at the same time. For critically ill patients who have been excluded from infection or cancer, glucocorticoid treatment may be tried.

6. Treatment based on syndrome differentiation in Chinese medicine: For patients with spleen and stomach deficiency, tonify the spleen and regulate the middle, use Shenling Baizhu San with modifications; for patients with spleen and kidney yang deficiency, warm and tonify the spleen and kidney, use Sishen Wan or Fuzi Lizhong Tang with modifications; for patients with liver and spleen disharmony, harmonize the liver and spleen, use Tongxie Yaofang with modifications.

The above are the main methods for treatment and diagnosis of poor absorption. It can cause systemic diseases and partial defects, and also lead to incomplete digestion and absorption function. In our daily life, we must check and treat it in time. You can eat some other types of food for correct treatment of poor absorption. Symptomatic treatment is the best treatment for poor absorption.