Generally speaking, the recovery time after colon surgery ranges from 1 week to 2 months, depending on the individual. The recovery time after colon surgery is related to many factors. For benign diseases, such as endoscopic polypectomy for intestinal polyps, you can return to your normal life in about one week after surgery; for malignant diseases, such as colon cancer surgery, it will take about 2 months to recover. In addition, there are other factors that will affect the postoperative recovery, such as the severity of the disease, the physical condition of the patient, the type of surgery, etc. If the disease is more serious, the physical condition is poorer, and open surgery is used, the postoperative recovery will take a longer time.