The old man can't eat food for more than ten days without defecation.

The elderly do not eat food for more than ten days without stool may be related to indigestion, constipation, intestinal obstruction and other reasons.

1, indigestion

, food in the stomach will stay longer, because the stomach capacity is occupied, so there may be no appetite. At the same time, because food is not digested and absorbed smoothly, so there may be no food residue in the intestine, so there will be no stool.

2, constipation

refers to a feeling of difficulty in defecating, because feces can not be discharged smoothly, so it may affect appetite, there is a feeling of not eating food.

3, intestinal obstruction

, intestinal contents can not pass smoothly, so there will be no stool. At the same time, because the digestive tract is occupied by food and food residue, the elderly appetite will decrease.