How long to eat sea cucumber after surgery depends on the type of surgery, such as some minor surgery patients, you can eat some sea cucumber appropriately 1-2 days after surgery. For major surgery or gastrointestinal surgery, patients need to fast for a period of time after surgery, wait for anal defecation and exhaust before starting diet, and gradually transition from liquid diet to semi-liquid diet, and then return to normal diet. Patients can eat some sea cucumber after resuming normal diet, which usually takes 5-7 days. Sea cucumber is a kind of food with rich nutritional value. Sea cucumber is rich in lysine and arginine, which are essential amino acids, enhance the immunity of human body, promote the metabolism of the body, and it is also helpful for the postoperative recovery. In addition, after the surgery, patients should pay attention to the high-calorie diet to replenish the energy, and eat more food rich in high-quality protein to replenish the protein, which will be able to promote the recovery of the surgery. .