Bowel obstruction in the elderly is usually saved. The cause of the intestinal obstruction needs to be clarified, and appropriate treatment should be made according to the cause under the guidance of the doctor. If there is a history of abdominal surgery, such as gastric surgery or appendectomy, etc., after the surgery can lead to adhesive intestinal obstruction, which can often be relieved on its own, but sometimes the intestinal obstruction is aggravated and can not be relieved. At this time, it is necessary to be hospitalized, according to the physical condition of the elderly, if necessary, surgical treatment, to loosen the adhesion or obstruction of the necrotic part of the small intestine resection can be. It is also possible that the obstruction is caused by tumor, and the more common one is large intestine tumor. After clarifying the cause of the disease, the elderly will be treated according to their physical condition, and if they can tolerate the surgery, it will be fine if the obstruction is relieved by surgery. If the old man is particularly old, poor physical condition, malignant disease, advanced age and other cases need to be analyzed comprehensively, under the guidance of the doctor to choose the best treatment plan, to relieve the pain caused by obstruction, prolong the survival period. It is recommended that the elderly intestinal obstruction, timely to the hospital, clear cause, follow the doctor’s instructions to give targeted treatment, as soon as possible to reduce and alleviate the harm of obstruction.