If the abdominal pain involves the back, it indicates that the mesentery is stretched, which is more suggestive of strangulated intestinal obstruction. How to prevent paroxysmal colic around the umbilicus in life? First of all, we should maintain dietary hygiene To prevent intestinal obstruction, first of all, we should maintain dietary hygiene, unclean diet can cause intestinal obstruction. Do not exercise vigorously after a full meal to avoid intestinal torsion. After intestinal obstruction occurs, even during the remission period, do not eat harder food, and it is better to have a semi-liquid diet. Choose an easily digestible diet Older people should choose more easily digestible vegetables with more fiber and eat less meat. Some foods that are not easy to chew and easily form clumps, such as glutinous rice, grapes, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, soybean sprouts, animal tendons and tendons, should be eaten sparingly. To pay attention to dental maintenance or repair, because the elderly teeth aging, loss, easy to cause chewing incomplete, food easy to form clumps blocking the intestinal cavity. At the same time, the elderly should prevent constipation, usually should be more active, drink more water, less spicy food, if necessary, you can choose some drugs to regulate intestinal secretion function, promote intestinal peristalsis, help stool softening, prevent intestinal obstruction. Regular medical checkups Most importantly, the elderly should have regular medical checkups, especially blood tests, gastroscopy and other items, which can help detect intestinal tumors at an early stage, strive for early treatment and prevent tumor intestinal obstruction.