Swimming is not allowed for a short period of time after tonsil surgery, but can be done at your discretion after recovery.
After tonsil surgery, there will be trauma in the oropharynx, and there is a pseudomembrane covering the surface of the trauma to protect the trauma from bacteria.
A short time after tonsil surgery, the postoperative wound has not healed and the immunity of the throat cavity is low. Swimming and catching a cold can lead to a decline in immunity, and choking while swimming can lead to pathogens invading the postoperative wound, triggering a worsening of the wound infection, which will affect the recovery of the surgical wound, so swimming is not allowed.
Tonsil surgery 3~4 weeks, surgical wounds can be returned to normal, this situation can be moderate swimming and other sports, but avoid swimming in unclean water, so as not to cause inflammatory diseases of the throat.
Whether or not you can swim after tonsil surgery is a matter for the attending physician after consulting the ENT department.