There is no clear rule on how long you can drink alcohol after vocal cord polyp surgery. In general, patients are always advised not to drink alcohol after vocal cord polyp surgery, or to avoid it as much as possible, because drinking, smoking, and even spicy and irritating foods, such as chili peppers, can irritate the vocal cords and lead to the recurrence of vocal cord polyps. If you have to drink alcohol, it is best to take a break of more than 3 months to get enough rest after vocal cord polyp surgery. After vocal cord polyp surgery, you should not eat tobacco, alcohol, spicy stimulating food, but also pay attention to the correct use of the voice, to avoid abuse of the voice, to avoid upper respiratory tract infection, to avoid the recurrence of vocal cord polyps.