Why can’t the elderly eat breakfast too early?

　　“"Early to bed, early to rise, good health" is the health regimen of many elderly people. They get up at five or six o'clock every day, have a hasty breakfast and go to the hospital. exercise . As everyone knows, this may cause gastrointestinal disease。

　　night sleep At this time, in order to ensure the normal operation of the organs the next day, most of the organs that have worked for a day are in a resting state. But the digestive system still has to work busy at night, nervously digesting and absorbing the food stored in the gastrointestinal tract, and does not rest until the morning. In addition, the elderly's physical function decreases and the function of the digestive system becomes weakened. The gastrointestinal tract needs to rest for at least 2 to 3 hours in the morning before it can resume normal functions. If the elderly eat breakfast too early, it will interfere with gastrointestinal rest, increase the burden on the digestive system, and make them prone to gastrointestinal diseases over time.

　　In addition, the human body is in the excretion period of the natural environment in the morning, the blood in the body is turbid, and the metabolites of the previous day need to be cleaned up urgently. If you eat too early, this excretion work may be affected. Therefore, the elderly should not eat breakfast too early.

　　It is more appropriate for the elderly to arrange breakfast between 8:30 and 9:00. Don't get up immediately after waking up in the morning. Lie flat on the bed for 15 to 30 minutes, then get up and drink a cup of warm water to clean out the garbage in the stomach.

　　As for what is good for the elderly to eat for breakfast, it is best to eat warm, soft foods that are easy to digest, especially some porridge. It is best to add some lotus seeds, red dates, yam, longan and barley to the porridge. It is not advisable to eat greasy, fried, dry, hard and irritating foods. In addition, don’t eat too much breakfast to avoid exceeding the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract and causing a decrease in digestive function.