Elderly people do not poop for ten days may be caused by constipation, intestinal obstruction, improper dietary structure, etc., can be treated by medication, surgery, clean enema, adjusting dietary structure and other methods. 1. constipation: is the mental psychological factors, the body of the original disease caused by reduced frequency of defecation, fecal matter is small and dry, will lead to more than ten days do not poop, you can use medication such as kaiser, magnesium sulfate, etc., on the fecal impaction or serious defecation obstruction constipation patients can be used to clean the enema. 2. intestinal obstruction: intestinal foreign body, intussusception, intestinal torsion and other causes of intestinal contents through the obstacle, will lead to ten days without pooping, usually for intestinal resection and intestinal anastomosis, intestinal stoma or intestinal surgery and other surgical treatment methods. 3. Improper dietary structure: for example, drinking less water, eating too dry and too hard food caused by ten days without pooping, you can adjust the dietary structure, drink more water, eat more food rich in dietary fiber and so on to alleviate the symptoms. Elderly people do not poop for ten days may also be seen in organ function degradation, gastrointestinal peristalsis and other diseases, if the symptoms of elderly people do not poop for ten days, persistent unrelieved, need to consult a doctor for treatment in a timely manner.