Elderly people are especially prone to constipation, which is mainly related to the decrease in food intake and exercise, as well as the decrease in the secretion of digestive juices. Elderly people can take Chinese medicines to relieve constipation, is more, can choose the Chinese medicine are mainly three yellow tablets, hemp Yan Run intestinal pill, plus flavor rotten accumulation pill, Fu Zheng Li Qi Combination, astragalus tablets, Cistanche, these are on constipation have some relief effect. But the elderly constipation is also recommended to drink appropriate water, appropriate more exercise, you can also simply massage the abdomen, usually in the diet also need to pay attention to more consumption of high fiber content of vegetables and fruits, due to the elderly’s teeth are not good, can be made into vegetable juice or fruit juice to drink. For elderly patients with constipation is not recommended long-term use of proprietary Chinese medicines to laxative treatment, easy to cause colorectal melanosis.