How long can patients eat after intestinal polyp surgery needs to be analyzed according to the size and number of polyps, surgical methods and patient recovery. 1, 6-8 hours: For polyp surgery with intestinal polyps <2.5 cm in diameter, painless intestinal polyp removal, electrocautery excision and other methods are mostly used, because there is a certain amount of surgical trauma to the intestinal mucosa and intestinal wall in patients undergoing such surgery, so premature Since there are certain surgical traumas in the intestinal mucosa and intestinal wall of patients undergoing such surgeries, eating too early may lead to infection of the surgical wound, or microperforation of the wound and poor healing. In addition, if the patient has intestinal polyps > 2.5 cm in diameter or intestinal adenomas, their surgical recovery time is relatively longer and usually takes 2-3 days and more before they can eat after the anal discharge.