The gallstones can not eat yam, mainly with or without symptoms, gallstones acute attack period symptoms, this time is not to eat yam; asymptomatic attack can eat yam, but to ensure that the taste is light. Therefore, gallstones patients can not eat yam need to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. 1, can not eat yam: gallstones acute attack, because often accompanied by acute cholecystitis, the patient will be manifested as abdominal pain, with nausea, vomiting, and even chills, high fever and other clinical symptoms. This situation can not eat yam, other foods can not eat, need to fast, and even need to insert a gastric tube for gastrointestinal decompression. If you eat yam and other foods, it will aggravate the patient’s symptoms, which is not conducive to the recovery of the condition; 2. You can eat yam: when the size of gallstones is small, the patient has no obvious abdominal pain, abdominal distension and other digestive symptoms, pay attention to the diet is light, and eat easy-to-digest, nutrient-rich food can be eaten, so you can eat yam. And yam is a kind of easy to digest food, cooking and eating generally will not affect the condition. Gallstones patients diet should mainly avoid spicy stimulating food, to light diet, eat more vegetables and fruits, in order to better control the development of the disease. And different time diet care is also more important, need to follow the doctor’s instructions, so as not to aggravate the condition.