Elderly people are difficult to solve the stool due to unbalanced diet structure, poor gastrointestinal motility and constipation, to give the causes of lifestyle adjustments, dietary adjustments, medication, as follows: 1, drink more water, to avoid dehydration and dryness of stool in the intestine, affecting intestinal peristalsis; 2, adjusting the structure of the diet, eat more crude fiber food, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to promote defecation; 3, to develop the habit of regular defecation, it is best to Get up early in the morning and defecate in a timely manner, do not hold stool; 4, avoid staying up late, drinking alcohol; 5, appropriate to reduce the intake of meat and other high-protein foods, give a light, easy to digest fluids or semi-liquid food; 6, strengthen the movement and abdominal massage, can be given to acupuncture, moxibustion to stimulate intestinal peristalsis; 7, to give medication to regulate the elderly can be taken by mouth Sifuotang oral liquid, lactulose oral solution and other relatively mild The elderly can take the mild diarrhea-relieving drugs such as Sifu Tang Oral Liquid and Lactulose Oral Liquid orally, but avoid the strong stimulating drugs such as Fruit Guide Tablets and Senna. If necessary, enteroscopy should be carried out to exclude space-occupying lesions.