How long can I eat after cervical spine surgery

After cervical spine surgery, anesthesia gradually wears off in 3-5 hours, and the patient can eat once he or she has a swallowing response after the anesthesia wakes up. Of course, the diet on the day of surgery is recommended to be mainly liquid diet, including very thin gruel or milk, etc. On the second day after surgery, the patient can rest in a semi-resting position and try a semi-liquid diet, adding a small amount of vegetables, rotten rice paste, egg custard and meat porridge. About 1 week after surgery, the patient can sit up on his own and wear a brace to get out of bed, and at this time the patient can try to swallow hard food. In general, cervical spondylosis can be discharged from the hospital in about 1 week after surgery, and after discharge from the hospital, the patient can wear a cervical brace to take care of himself and try to eat in restaurants.