ObjectiveTo summarize the existing prevention and treatment methods for postoperative enteral nutrition intolerance in patients with gastric cancer, so as to provide reference for clinical health care providers. MethodThe related literatures on the factors affecting and the prevention and treatment measures for postoperative enteral nutrition intolerance in Chinese and English databases were systematically searched, and summarized. ResultsThe occurrence of enteral nutrition intolerance after gastric cancer surgery was the result of the interaction of multiple factors. Currently, the prevention and treatment measures of enteral nutrition intolerance covered various aspects, including traditional Chinese medicine therapies such as moxibustion and massage, optimizing the nutritional formula to improve tolerance, adjusting the enteral nutrition infusion methods to reduce adverse reactions, and strategies such as enteral nutrition preconditioning. However, the effectiveness of some measures still required further validation. Conclusions At present, a series of measures have been taken in clinic for enteral nutrition intolerance, and some results have been achieved. In the future, we should strengthen the identification of people at risk of enteral nutrition intolerance to prevent the occurrence of enteral nutrition intolerance. At the same time, a scientific enteral nutrition scheme is formulated to ensure the implementation effect of enteral nutrition and promote the prognosis of patients.