Fecal incontinence in the elderly is a relatively common symptom that can be improved through diet and exercise. What should be noted in the diet of elderly patients with fecal incontinence? In daily life, we can improve the incontinence through a reasonable diet. For the elderly, more attention should be paid to regular diet and reasonable diet structure. Incontinence elderly diet should be light, encourage more water, eat more fruits, vegetables, etc. to stimulate intestinal peristalsis, because, stimulate intestinal peristalsis, help restore intestinal function. Vegetables and fruits contain a lot of food fiber, food fiber is not absorbed by the intestine, but can increase the volume of stool, the daily recommended dietary fiber content is 25-30 grams. Also avoid foods that induce diarrhea, such as drinking milk, coffee, strong tea, carbonated drinks, etc. How to improve the symptoms of fecal incontinence through exercise in the elderly? As we all know, the elderly are often plagued by various diseases, activity is significantly limited, and due to the age of the impact of the abdominal muscles and rectal pelvic floor muscles are significantly relaxed, more likely to induce fecal incontinence. Therefore, according to their own situation to develop a reasonable exercise program, exercise the strength of the bowel control muscle, to strengthen the defecation reflex, is expected to improve fecal incontinence. Exercises are complex and varied, the following are the two most common ways: ① abdominal muscle elasticity exercise, such as getting up to practice squatting walk, get up as a squat, turn a few back and forth, can exercise abdominal muscle elasticity. ② pelvic floor muscles and anal sphincter strength exercise, take a sitting position, legs straight, feet together, hands try to grab the feet, inhale, while contracting the anus, and then slowly relax. Repeat the action several times (no less than 10 times) to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and anal sphincter and gradually improve fecal incontinence. How to take care of the perianal skin? Perianal lesions caused by fecal incontinence are a major problem for elderly patients, so it is especially important to take care of the perianal skin. By taking care of the perianal skin, we can reduce the irritation of the perianal skin by feces and promote the recovery of the skin that has been damaged as soon as possible. Elderly people with fecal incontinence can reduce the irritation of feces on the perianal area by properly using various nursing appliances. At present, there are many nursing appliances, such as disposable pads, tampons, anal control plugs, balloon anal tubes, disposable balloon catheters, drainage bags, etc. The following method is simple and effective: Wash the skin contaminated by stool thoroughly with warm water after each stool. Wipe with a soft wet paper towel, then wash with saline cotton balls and dry with a hair dryer, and apply ulcer powder and other drugs to the affected area to keep it dry and clean. For elderly people with perianal lesions, the conventional method is to promptly clean the perianal skin, apply skin care powder or skin care ointment, and irradiate with a local baking lamp, while paying attention to avoiding infection, and applying erythromycin ointment if combined with infection.