The elderly are one of the most commonly constipated people, why? How can the elderly be treated if they have chronic constipation? In fact, the most simple and effective way to treat constipation is dietary therapy, the elderly can treat constipation through dietary methods. The causes of constipation in the elderly 1, the elderly digestive organs function is reduced, chewing, swallowing difficulties, the intake of food is too little. 2, the intake of food is too fine, the lack of coarse fiber food intake, such as fresh vegetables, fruits, easy to cause slow intestinal peristalsis, colonic movement stimulation less, can not produce stool. 3, the elderly are weak, the intestinal wall smooth muscle and anal muscle contraction generally decreased, intestinal peristalsis slowed down, resulting in food residues in the colon run process prolonged, constipation; defecation muscle weakness, tension decline, defecation power is insufficient, will also cause constipation. This is also the reason why the elderly are prone to flaccid constipation. 4, after getting older, the elderly lack of exercise, the body’s immunity is reduced, will also make defecation power is insufficient. 5, the elderly visceral sensory decreases, the sensitivity of the bowel reaction is reduced. When the colon peristalsis, the elderly feel sometimes not obvious, can not promote their timely defecation. 6, the elderly colon mucus secretion is reduced, the lack of lubrication between the stool and the colon, constipation caused by constipation. 7, some elderly people daily water intake is too little, the body lacks, the intestines will repeatedly absorb the water in the stool, resulting in dry stool caused by constipation. In addition, the elderly drink too little water is also prone to halitosis. 8, after getting older, frail and sickly. Suffering from emphysema, pulmonary heart disease of the elderly poor ability to hold the gas; suffering from heart failure, myocardial infarction of the elderly when defecation afraid to force; hemorrhoids, anal fissure of the elderly to avoid pain or bleeding, intentionally inhibit defecation; bedridden elderly on the defecation position discomfort or not used to defecation in bed; thyroid function or vitamin B deficiency, neurological myelopathy, etc., can cause constipation.