With the improvement of living standards and health care, the aging of society is becoming more and more obvious, and geriatric diseases are becoming very common, and geriatric constipation is one of them. For modern people, the phenomenon of constipation is more common, and the reasons for this are that young adults mostly have poor bowel habits and diet as the main reason, while the elderly are mostly due to organ degeneration, muscle ligament loosening, the inability to squeeze feces, as well as intestinal gland atrophy, intestinal dryness, the process of defecation from the “abdominal pressure, the intestinal cavity independent contraction squeeze” active The defecation process changes from active defecation of “elevated abdominal pressure and voluntary intestinal contraction and squeezing” to passive “fecal pushing” defecation, and gradually evolves into progressive defecation difficulties. Because the stool in the intestinal tract can not be discharged in time, the water is excessively absorbed, the stool is dry and hard, and it is easy to cause the phenomenon of “fecal impaction”, which can be accompanied by symptoms such as abdominal distension, poor appetite, anal drop, lumbar acidity and weakness, until depression and bedridden. For the elderly, most of them are accompanied by systemic chronic diseases, in the whole treatment process, should be comprehensive, gradual and focused, the same is true for Chinese medicine in the treatment of senile constipation, which is mainly reflected in regulating human functions, delaying the decline of the body and improving the function of defecation, so as to improve the quality of life of the elderly, rather than just pursuing laxation. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the elderly are suffering from a gradual decline of qi and blood, deficiency of both qi and yin, and sinking of middle qi, resulting in weakness of intestinal extrusion and dry stools, which are difficult to be discharged by themselves. Commonly used prescription: Radix Codonopsis pilosulae 15g, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae 10g, Radix Astragali 15g, Semen Coicis 10g, Rhizoma Tenuifolia 6g, Radix Bupleurum 6g, Radix Rehmanniae 15g, Radix Citrus Aurantium 10g, Radix Pseudostellariae 10g, Radix Carthamus tinctoriae 10g, Radix et Rhizoma Firenze 20g, Radix Glycyrrhiza Uralensis 6g, one dose daily with water decoction, preferably for long-term use. The usual appropriate amount of fruit, honey and black sesame and other laxative foods. At the same time, should be combined with their own conditions to strengthen exercise, such as in the morning after waking up and before going to bed, or standing or sitting, counterclockwise and clockwise abdominal massage twenty times each, and before defecation with warm water bath 3-5 minutes, daily persistence, will see the effect. Promote the elderly to do anal exercise, can enhance the toughness and strength of the muscles and ligaments around the anus and pelvis, and improve their functions. After the elderly suffer from constipation, do not want to be quick, abuse laxatives, should not squatting defecation, struggle, if necessary, with the help of the use of corkscrew or soapy water enema, defecation is to avoid excessive force, to avoid causing a sudden rise in blood pressure, myocardial ischemia, leading to induced stroke, coronary heart disease, etc.. For the hard stone, embedded in the anal opening, difficult to expel stool, can not be forced to pick out, to consult a specialist to try to remove it smoothly. It should be said that “old age and physical decline” is an irresistible universal law of nature, the treatment of senile constipation and the treatment of other age-related diseases, the need for elderly patients to have strong confidence, advocate scientific and reasonable dietary habits, change the past bad defecation habits, and active treatment. Participate in physical activities within the reach of the elderly, such as jogging, taijiquan, swimming and ballroom dancing, etc., which are all beneficial to promote bowel movements!