POMP and constipation disorder: decreased appetite and thirstdecreased sense of smell and taste (diminished food intake)decline in saliva secretion (reduce the ability to dissolve foods)poor dentitionabnormalities in gastric motility (loss of gastric compliance and more rapid antral filling, delayed gastric emptying; proton-pomp inhibitors can further delay gastric emptying)constipation (due to immobility, chronic volume deficiency, low-fiber diet, and inadequate hydration)