Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor of the digestive system, and its incidence and morbidity and mortality rates are increasing with the influence of environmental, poor dietary habits, genetics and other factors. The typical symptoms of esophageal cancer are progressive dysphagia, pain behind the sternum and reflux caused after eating. Currently, the treatment for esophageal cancer mainly includes surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and comprehensive therapy. Post-operative diet of esophageal cancer patients About 1 week after surgery is the recovery period of surgery trauma. At this stage, the digestive function is poor, so the diet is usually nasal feeding, and non-stimulating liquid food such as water, milk, soy milk, rice soup, vegetable juice and fruit juice is given to ensure the energy needs of the body, and attention should be paid to the semi-recumbent position, and the temperature of the diet is appropriate and the speed should be slow and even. Around 10 days after surgery, it is possible to eat through the mouth, and the diet is mainly semi-liquid diet without dregs, such as fish soup, chicken soup, thin rice and nutritional liquid, etc. During this period, it is necessary to eat a small number of meals and avoid large mouth diet to avoid complications such as anastomotic fistula. About 2 weeks after esophageal cancer surgery, the diet can be adjusted to common diet. At this stage, patients should drink a small amount of water after eating to flush the esophagus and clear the food residue in the esophagus, and should eat less and more meals for a period of time, and should carry out appropriate activities after eating, not lying down immediately, so as to facilitate the digestion and absorption of the food and prevent acid reflux and vomiting. Only a reasonable diet and scientific nutrition can improve patients’ quality of life, improve their immunity, enhance their physical fitness, prevent tumor recurrence and prolong their life. In addition, don’t forget to review timely.