Elderly constipation a move to pass the stool is not true, no scientific reason and basis. Elderly constipation can be treated through general treatment, drug treatment, causative treatment method. The elderly due to the gastrointestinal tract peristalsis weakened, digestion and absorption function is reduced, coupled with bad habits or some pathological factors due to easy constipation. 1. General treatment: usually to develop the habit of regular defecation, squatting toilet time is not too long, in the diet to avoid eating some greasy and not easy to digest food, you can eat some fresh vegetables and fruits. Usually can be appropriate to carry out some exercise to help improve constipation. 2. medication: if the constipation is more serious, you can take lactulose oral solution under the guidance of a physician, external use of drugs such as Keseru to treat; the application of medication, we must exclude pathological factors. 3. Treatment of cause: if the elderly is caused by intestinal obstruction, it needs to be treated by surgery in time; if it is caused by tumor, it needs to be treated by radiotherapy, chemotherapy and combined surgery. Elderly people need to go to the hospital for treatment of constipation, after a clear diagnosis of the cause of the targeted treatment, they can not use drugs indiscriminately.