Gastrointestinal hypokinesia against the background of drug therapy for polymorbid pathology in old age: a clinical observation

Abstract

BACKGROUND. The vast majority of elderly and senile patients are characterized by combined involvement of several organs and systems in the pathological process, which can manifest itself in a wide range of somatic disorders. According to statistics, more than 82.0 % of people over 65 years of age have chronic diseases that require constant drug therapy. Of these, up to 83.0 % of patients suffer from chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, continuous pharmacotherapy of existing non-gastroenterological pathology aggravates the prevalence and nature of damage to the digestive tract, including the stomach, small and large intestine in individuals with combined pathology. Although the data available today on the degree of damage to the gastrointestinal tract in comorbid individuals are still few, the presence of pain syndrome and various types of dyspepsia in patients of this group is a fairly common clinical situation that requires careful analysis when choosing therapeutic correction.