Bowel obstruction in the elderly is more serious. With age, the body’s ability to recover decreases and organ and gastrointestinal functions decline. Therefore, symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting caused by intestinal obstruction may be mistaken by the elderly for the decline of gastrointestinal function, thus missing the early treatment of intestinal obstruction and worsening the condition. Elderly people have weakened visceral nerve function and are insensitive to pain. In case of intestinal obstruction, due to the lack of intestinal flow, a large amount of fecal water collects in the intestines, causing extreme dilatation and thinning of the intestinal tubes, and in severe cases, it may even lead to perforation of the intestinal tract and cause abdominal infections. Due to the insensitivity to visceral pain, the elderly intestinal obstruction is often diagnosed late, resulting in a serious condition. Elderly people have weak resistance to infection, after the occurrence of intestinal obstruction, inflammation progresses quickly, and often the inflammation and infection are already very serious when they visit the doctor. Most of the elderly will seek medical treatment only after they have suffered from intestinal obstruction because of vomiting and coma due to shock, and at this time, the condition is already more serious, so it is more dangerous for the elderly to suffer from intestinal obstruction. When the elderly people are not feeling well, they should consult a doctor in time, so that the doctor can treat them in the early stage of the disease.