Elderly people usually prescriptions are not true, there is no scientific evidence that prescriptions can treat constipation, constipation can be taken under the guidance of a doctor lactulose, Keseru and other drugs. First of all, you should understand the cause of constipation, constipation is due to rectal or anal lesions, resulting in disorders of the transmission function of the colon as well as the defecation function, thus triggering constipation. Clinically, the elderly can improve their constipation through appropriate physical exercise or taking gastric stimulants, such as mosapride citrate tablets, under the guidance of a doctor according to the patient’s condition. Clinical treatment is based on the different causes of the disease, to take targeted treatment. Therefore, it is not recommended for the elderly to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat constipation. Elderly people are usually less tolerant, some prescriptions not only can not treat constipation, and may even aggravate the constipation, for the symptoms are mild, can be improved by improving the habits of life, adjusting the structure of the diet, to correct the constipation. If the constipation does not improve or aggravate, it is recommended that patients go to a regular hospital as soon as possible to avoid delaying the condition, the drug should be used in accordance with medical advice.