As people grow older, many people will feel that "people are old and sick". But in the eyes of doctors, many "diseases" are not diseases, but old age. For example, the following problems are actually manifestations of physical aging——
◆Degenerative changes in bones and joints
. "Three words, such as degenerative changes of lumbar spine, knee joint, and cervical spine.
"Degenerative change" is a medical term, and the popular term is aging. It is not a disease itself, sometimes even an adaptation of the body to the environment.
Suggestion: Don't worry too much, but treat if it affects your quality of life, for example, you have been experiencing chronic knee pain.
◆Prostatic hyperplasia/calcification
After the age of 30, the prostate gland will undergo "secondary development" under the action of androgen, and it will continue to grow, and it will become bigger and bigger with age.
According to clinical statistics, at least 50% of men over the age of 60 will develop benign prostatic hyperplasia, and it can be as high as 83% at the age of 80. Prostatic hyperplasia usually manifests as increased frequency of urination, rushing to find the toilet whenever the urge to urinate, and feeling of incomplete urination after urinating.
Suggestion: If it does not affect the quality of life, it is generally not treated, but if there is difficulty urinating, or too frequent waking up at night has affected sleep, it needs treatment.
◆Arterial plaque
usually occurs after the age of 30, and it increases significantly at the age of 40.
Suggestion: Plaque screening can be started at the age of 30, and it is best to perform TCD and carotid artery ultrasound once a year for those over 50 years old.
If plaque is found, there is no need to be nervous. Adjusting lifestyle plaque can reverse it and make it shrink or reduce.
For example, eat less red meat, processed meat, high-salt food, high-fat food, fried food, refined carbohydrates, etc., and appropriately increase the intake of fish, beans, fruits and vegetables, and nuts.
Adhere to 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week, avoid sedentary, and control weight, which can delay its progress.
◆Hepatic
cyst The initial symptoms of hepatic cyst can begin at any age, and the older the age, the higher the incidence. Cysts can gradually increase with age, which is mainly due to the increase of fluid inside the cyst wall, which is not related to canceration.
Suggestion: For simple hepatic cysts, abdominal color Doppler ultrasound should be followed up regularly, usually once a year. When there are complications, such as cyst rupture and bleeding, timely intervention is required. In life, avoid eating hydatid eggs by mistake to cause parasitic liver cysts. If a liver cyst has already developed, alcohol can encourage its growth.
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