Elderly people who are unable to pass stools can be treated with diet, medication or other treatments to improve constipation and promote the passing of stools. 1. For the elderly if constipation or indigestion is not serious, generally take conservative treatment, such as ensuring a balanced diet, eat less spicy stimulating cold food, eat more soft and easy to digest food, as well as high dietary fiber foods, such as pumpkin, millet, spinach, purple cabbage, etc., and at the same time to maintain a good work and rest time, a moderate amount of exercise, have to improve the constipation of the role of promoting the discharge of stools. 2. For the more serious constipation of the elderly, you can take lactulose, Itopride, Bifidobacterium bifidum, linaclotide and other drugs to relieve the symptoms of constipation, so that the stool is quickly discharged. For those who cannot take medication, topical corkscrew can be used, or a cleansing enema can be taken to promote the elimination of stools. There are many causes of constipation in the elderly (e.g. dyspepsia and other functional diseases, intestinal obstruction and other organic diseases), if the symptoms are not relieved, or accompanied by other symptoms, they should go to the hospital in a timely manner, to identify the cause of the problem and give targeted treatment, and should not be unauthorized use of medication.