Elderly people can’t swallow food may be esophageal malignant tumors lead to esophageal stenosis, followed by cerebrovascular disease when the damage to the nerves can also lead to food swallowing difficulties. 1. Malignant tumor: when patients exclude the rest of esophageal diseases, malignant tumor of esophagus is the most likely to have dysphagia, when patients with malignant tumor of esophagus, at the beginning of the dry, hard and rough food is difficult to swallow, with the development of the disease is progressively aggravated, to the later thin and soft food, and even drinking water, will be self-conscious of the difficulty of swallowing, if patients with the above situation, please go to the hospital as soon as possible to the clinic for the relevant tests. If the patient has the above situation, please go to the hospital as soon as possible for relevant tests. 2. Cerebrovascular disease: When the elderly suffer from cerebrovascular disease, the brain nerve is damaged, which may lead to dysphagia. Elderly people who can not swallow food may also be caused by other reasons, such as benign esophageal tumors, pancreatic relaxation, esophageal stenosis caused by esophagitis, etc. It is recommended that the patient go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause of the disease and then carry out targeted treatment.