Constipation is a common symptom that can have many causes. Age-related constipation is mainly functional constipation, caused by a lack of bowel power. For example, old age and weakness lead to weakened abdominal muscles; after childbirth leads to weakness of the levator muscle; manifested as diarrhea or diarrhea and constipation alternating colonic spasm; eating lack of fiber, drinking too little water, lack of regular bowel habits, etc.. Patients with constipation should not blindly use laxatives, long-term use, there can be large intestinal dysfunction, so that the stress of the intestinal wall nerve receptor cells decreased, the formation of dependent constipation. Elderly constipation application of natural therapies, is more reliable and effective methods: 1, diet therapy: constipation of natural foods, sesame oil, peanuts, sesame seeds, walnuts, honey, bananas, raw pears, oranges, persimmons, peaches, watermelon, sweet potatoes, roti, celery, spinach, potatoes, etc.. And the above foods can be made into porridge, soup, paste, drink, pulp and other therapeutic foods. 2, medicinal recipes: the application of constipation of natural drugs, Cistanches, fire hemp seeds, Yu Li Ren, raw rhubarb, peach kernel, angelica, cassia seeds, mangosteen, senna leaves, etc. with pedicel rice, rooibos, honey and other foods made into porridge, soup and other medicinal meals. 3, for the elderly qi deficiency and yang deficiency formed by the deficiency of constipation and cold constipation available health care moxibustion method: choose Shen Que (umbilicus), Qi Hai (two horizontal fingers below the umbilicus), Guan Yuan (four horizontal fingers below the umbilicus). (1) Moxibustion with moxa sticks: put one end of the moxa stick on fire and hang it over the moxibustion points to make the points feel warm and comfortable, and moxibustion until the skin is slightly red. Choose 1-2 acupuncture points each time, 10-15 minutes per point, 1 time per day. 5-10 times for a course of treatment. Each course of treatment interval of 3-5 days. (2) Moxibustion with ginger: take salt, fill the navel, place a 0.3 cm x 0.3 cm ginger slices in Shen Que, then place a large moxa column on the ginger slices, ignite and apply moxibustion, continuous moxibustion 5-10 strong, until the skin is flushed. The moxibustion is done daily or every other day, 5-7 times for a course of treatment, each course of treatment interval of 3-5 days. (3) Garlic moxibustion: cut the garlic into thin slices of 0.1-0.3 cm, pierce several holes in the middle of the thin garlic slices with a needle, put it on the acupuncture point, use small and medium moxa columns to ignite in the garlic holes to apply moxibustion, replace the garlic slices with new ones every 3-4 strokes, and continue moxibustion treatment. Continue moxibustion treatment. Choose 1-2 acupuncture points each time, each point with small and medium moxa column moxibustion 3-5 strong, moxibustion once a day, 3-5 times for a course of treatment, each course of treatment interval of 3 days. 4. Massage: (1) Point rubbing: use the thumb to rub the central cavity (4 inches above the umbilicus), Tianshu (2 inches next to the umbilicus) and Qihai points. Each point 1-2 minutes. (2) Abdominal massage: massage the abdomen in a clockwise direction for 3-5 minutes. (3) rubbing the back: rub the back with the root of the palm, especially the lumbosacral area, in order to penetrate the heat. Older people with qi and blood deficiency on both sides of the spine with the pinch method of bottom-up operation, every three pinches and then the back of the spine skin lift, pinch three to five times. 5, cupping therapy: choose the lower abdomen at the point of Qihai and back kidney Yu (the second lumbar vertebrae under the spinous process, next to open two horizontal fingers) point cupping. It is suitable for constipation of the yin-cold type, and the cupping should be left for 10-15 minutes.