老年人的许多疾病都冠以“慢性病”的头衔,无疑慢性病病程长、病情反复发作。例如:老年习惯性便秘、老年慢性腹泻都是比较顽固的疾病。腹泻是由于胃、肠的分泌、消化、吸收和运动等功能障碍,使食物不能完全分解、消化、吸收,加之胃肠蠕动加速等,导致粪便不成形和排便次数增加。便秘则是因为粪便在肠腔内滞留时间过久,使粪便内含水分被过量吸收,以致粪质过于干燥坚硬而不易排出。这一对 Many diseases of the elderly are crowned with the title of “chronic disease”. There is no doubt that chronic diseases have a long history of recurrent illness. For example: elderly habitual constipation, chronic diarrhea are more stubborn disease. Diarrhea is due to stomach, intestinal secretion, digestion, absorption and movement and other dysfunctions, the food can not be completely decomposed, digestion and absorption, combined with gastrointestinal motility accelerated, resulting in increased fecal non-forming and defecation. Constipation is because stool retention in the intestine for too long, so that the stool contains excessive water absorption, resulting in fecal material is too dry and hard to discharge. This one