What can you eat after gallstone surgery? Patients who have just had gallstone surgery cannot eat after the surgery, they need to go through about 24-48 hours, after the anal discharge, after the patient’s intestinal peristalsis has recovered and there is no vomiting, then the patient can eat some more easily digestible food, such as rice soup, lotus root powder, juice, etc. As the patient recovers, he can slowly eat some thin rice, noodles, fish soup, meat soup, etc. The general principle is to eat easily digestible food, animal oil and fatty meat need to be eaten sparingly, in order to feel comfortable and no abdominal distension after eating.