Constipation is the most common digestive disorder among the elderly, and according to statistics, about one-fourth of the elderly in China suffer from it. Although constipation is not a disease, it often brings boredom and pain to the daily life of the elderly, and even affects sleep and diet. As the number of daily bowel movements decreases, toxins are absorbed, easily inducing colorectal cancer and jeopardizing the health of the elderly. Therefore, preventing constipation and seizing the best time for defecation play an important role in preventing the occurrence of the disease. Defecation power mainly rely on the coordinated role of the pelvic floor perianal muscles, and the elderly of these muscles are gradually flaccid and weak, in the inability to completely change the premise of insufficient power, the elderly in order to prevent and control constipation, the most important thing is to seize the physiological activities on the defecation of the impact. Especially the time of defecation needs to be careful. Physiological requirements of defecation time is to get up in the morning after breakfast. After a night of digestion, absorption, feces have been stored in the sigmoid colon. The “rise reflex” produced by waking up and the “gastrocolic reflex” produced after breakfast increase the peristaltic wave of the colon, increase the pressure in the colon, and produce the urge to defecate. At this time, the feces can be passed smoothly without increasing abdominal pressure. Therefore, it is important to organize your time and develop good bowel habits in your normal life. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct regular defecation training. Regardless of whether there is a desire to defecate or not, you should go to the toilet regularly to do defecation training. Time can be arranged in the early morning after getting up, before training can drink some warm water or milk to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract to produce movement. No bowel movement does not matter, each time about 5 minutes can end, but to persistently adhere to the training. In addition, you should concentrate on your bowel movements. The worst defecation habits are smoking, reading newspapers, books, listening to the radio, etc. during defecation. This will prolong the time of defecation, make the abdominal and perineal muscles related to defecation become weak, and aggravate the constipated person’s difficulty in defecation. Therefore, once you start to defecate, you should concentrate on your bowel movements without being disturbed by other factors, and strive to finish within 5 to 10 minutes. If you are unable to pass stool, you should also end your bowel movement within this time, and then use a hot water sitz bath to eliminate the irritation in the rectum and anal canal.