Whether or not you can eat seafood after surgery depends on the type of surgery, whether or not you are allergic to seafood or whether or not there are contraindications to the medications you are taking, etc. Generally speaking, you can eat seafood, but you should eat less of it. If it is a thyroid-related surgery, you should consult your doctor whether you should control the intake of iodine and whether you can eat seafood. Seafood is relatively high in iodine content, and in general, you should control the intake of iodine after thyroid surgery, and it is not advisable to eat more of it. For surgeries within the gastrointestinal tract, you should wait until the gastrointestinal function recovers to the point where you can eat before eating seafood. Since unfresh seafood is prone to gastrointestinal inflammation, seafood must be fresh and should not be eaten in excess to avoid aggravating the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. If the patient is not allergic to seafood, and taking medication, etc. does not prohibit seafood, patients can eat seafood, seafood in the rich nutrients can promote wound healing, should pay attention to not eat too much, to prevent indigestion.