Not being able to go to the toilet generally refers to constipation, which can be dealt with by dietary adjustments, medication, and surgical treatments according to the cause. 1. Dietary habits: Constipation caused by dietary and living habits, such as too little intake of fiber foods, reduced activity, and lack of good defecation habits can lead to defecation difficulties. In daily life, we need to pay attention to changing eating habits, healthy and balanced diet, quit smoking and drinking, eat more fruits and vegetables. If you still can’t get relief, you can take lactulose, polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder, etc. to assist laxative. 2. Gastrointestinal peristalsis slows down: Older people’s activities are reduced, gastrointestinal peristalsis slows down, gastrointestinal reflexes are weakened, food stays in the intestine for too long, and water is over-absorbed, which leads to constipation. You can use corkscrew to assist laxative. 3. Organic diseases: for example, rectal polyps, when the rectal part of the polyp is too large, resulting in narrowing of the intestinal tract to appear difficult to defecate or tumor, ischemic bowel disease and other factors caused by intestinal obstruction, may require further surgical treatment. There are many reasons for abnormal defecation, the use of laxatives can generally promote defecation faster, but prohibited in patients with complete intestinal obstruction, the above drugs are for reference only, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions to use the drug, can not blindly use the drug, so as not to delay the condition. It is recommended to consult a doctor in time, follow the doctor’s instructions for further examination, with the help of the doctor to clarify the cause, and targeted treatment or treatment.