After surgery, the elderly should choose suitable food according to the recovery of their condition, in order to be more conducive to recovery. First, if the elderly have complete anesthesia surgery, before the recovery of gastrointestinal function, it is recommended to eat warm water, rice soup, noodle soup and other liquid diet. Avoid eating hard, indigestible food, so as not to cause gastrointestinal tract burden, patients appear abdominal pain, bloating and other symptoms. Second, if the elderly after surgery anal exhaust and defecation return to normal, often suggest that the gastrointestinal function gradually recovered, it is recommended to eat steamed eggs, vegetables, fish, lean meat, noodles, thin porridge and other foods, not only can supplement sufficient nutrition, but also avoid aggravating the burden of the patient’s gastrointestinal tract, more conducive to the recovery of the disease.