Slow intestinal peristalsis may be related to age factors, or may be caused by dietary factors or hormonal secretion abnormalities. 1. Age factor: common in the elderly, along with the growth of people’s age, the body’s functions are gradually degenerating, adjusting the gastrointestinal tract function of the nerve response is slow, will cause intestinal peristalsis slowdown. 2. Dietary factors: if the diet is not regular, regular overeating, and eating less dietary fiber, easily caused by indigestion, resulting in gastrointestinal dysfunction, will also show slow intestinal peristalsis. 3. Hormone secretion abnormalities: such as insulin, thyroxine and other hormones, are adjusting the intestinal peristalsis hormone, any of these hormones hormone secretion abnormality, it is easy to lead to slow intestinal peristalsis. Slow intestinal peristalsis, easy to cause indigestion, affecting the digestion and absorption of food, it is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as possible, after diagnosis of the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor’s symptomatic treatment.