How long can you eat meat after painless colonoscopy and hemorrhoid ligation depends on the recovery of the patient’s condition, and it usually takes 1 to 3 days before you can eat meat. Painless colonoscopy will cause some damage to the intestinal mucosa, and is done under anesthesia, in just after the examination, can not immediately resume normal eating, generally need to be 1 ~ 2 hours later you can eat a small amount of some liquid food, 6 hours later you can resume eating, but need to temporarily avoid eating meat. As for hemorrhoid ligation surgery, if you eat meat too soon after surgery, it will easily lead to increased defecation or cause constipation, resulting in postoperative defecation pain, and may even lead to wound dehiscence. After painless colonoscopy and hemorrhoid ligation, you should pay attention to observe the body’s recovery, at first to liquid food and semi-liquid food, usually 1 ~ 3 days later can gradually eat a small amount of meat. It is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions for dietary modification due to the needs of the condition, to avoid affecting the normal recovery of the body.