It is not normal for an elderly person to go 10 days without having a bowel movement.
Defecation less than 3 times a week is constipation. Functional constipation may be caused by aging, slow metabolism, slow gastrointestinal peristalsis; it may also be caused by too little food, little water, sedentary, bedridden and so on. Organic constipation is mostly caused by primary diseases, such as intestinal tumors or hypothyroidism, etc., which should be actively treated.
If the constipation is caused by functional constipation, you can first use Kespal to help defecation. Lactulose and other laxatives can be taken to laxify the bowels. In daily life, you should drink more water, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and exercise more to relieve constipation symptoms.
Constipation caused by organic diseases should be treated in time, such as intestinal tumors should be timely surgery or radiotherapy, hypothyroidism should take levothyroxine.
If constipation is not relieved, or accompanied by other symptoms, you should go to the hospital in a timely manner, to identify the cause and then give targeted treatment. The above medications are recommended to be used under the guidance of a doctor.