The elderly ten days without defecation may be hemorrhoids, anal fissure, intestinal obstruction and other diseases, need to take medication, surgical treatment for the cause. 1. hemorrhoids: the elderly do not defecate for ten days may be due to hemorrhoids, patients can be under the guidance of a doctor to use topical antispasmodic drugs, such as nitroglycerin ointment, isosorbide nitrate ointment, etc., or oral laxatives such as lactulose. If necessary, surgical treatment can be taken, such as hemorrhoidectomy, anastomosis hemorrhoidal mucosal circumcision. 2. anal fissure: the elderly ten days without defecation may also be due to anal fissure, the patient can follow the doctor’s instructions oral laxatives, such as lactulose, magnesium sulfate solution, etc., if the patient appeared to be severe pain, can follow the doctor’s instructions for the external use of analgesic drugs, such as lidocaine gel. Or take anal skin flap technology, anal sphincter amputation and so on. 3. Intestinal obstruction: the elderly do not defecate for more than ten days is also considered to be caused by intestinal obstruction, the patient needs to take adhesion release surgery, intestinal anastomosis, intestinal anastomosis and so on. Elderly people do not defecate for more than ten days for severe constipation, caused by a number of causes of the situation, such as taking lactulose or the use of drugs such as Keserol can not be relieved, or accompanied by abdominal pain, vomiting and other symptoms, it is recommended that timely medical care, it is recommended that the cause of the timely clarification, and actively take relevant therapeutic measures, so as to avoid delays in the condition.