Objective To explore the effect of traditional Chinese medicine enema combined with acupoint massage on postoperative intestinal function recovery.Methods A total of 80 patients with abdominal surgery admitted to First Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University from January 2022 to June 2023 were selected and divided into study group and control group according to random number table method,with 40 cases in each group.The control group was treated with conventional Western medicine,while the study group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine enema combined with acupoint massage on the basis of conventional Western medicine treatment.The therapeutic effect,postoperative recovery time,gastrointestinal hormone level,abdominal distension pain and gastrointestinal reaction score were compared between two groups.Results Postoperative bowel sound recovery time,first anal defecation time and full-flow diet recovery time in study group were significantly shorter than those in control group(P<0.05).At 5 days after surgery,the levels of motilin(MTL),gastrin(GAS)and gastric inhibitory peptide(GIP)in two groups were significantly higher than those in this group at 1 day after surgery(P<0.05).The levels of MTL,GAS and GIP in study group were significantly higher than those in control group(P<0.05).At 5 days after surgery,abdominal distension score and gastrointestinal reaction score in two groups were significantly lower than those in this group 1 day after surgery(P<0.05),and abdominal distension score and gastrointestinal reaction score in study group were significantly lower than those in control group(P<0.05).The total effective rate of study group was significantly higher than that of control group(χ2=3.914,P=0.048).Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine enema combined with acupoint massage can effectively shorten the recovery time of intestinal function,improve the level of gastrointestinal hormone,relieve abdominal distension pain and gastrointestinal reaction after abdominal operation,and the effect is significant,worthy of clinical application.