The elderly, especially the elderly patients with poor digestive tract peristaltic function, can take the following types of drugs to relieve: 1, drugs to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, such as mosapride citrate dispersible tablets, and trimebutine maleate, itopride, these drugs mainly act on the smooth muscle of the digestive tract, so that it promotes contraction and peristalsis. 2, probiotics, such as bifidobacteria, triple live bacteria capsules, these two types of drugs can regulate the intestinal flora of patients and promote the recovery of intestinal peristaltic function.