Can people with gastritis eat sweet potato leaves? People with gastritis can eat a moderate amount of sweet potato leaves. Sweet potato leaf is a very high nutrient-rich vegetables, containing a lot of vitamins A, C, E, carotene and calcium, iron, phosphorus and other trace elements, sweet potato leaf has very many effects, first of all, it can be laxative detoxification, because it contains a lot of dietary fiber, so it can remove toxins from the body, in addition it also has the effect of strengthening immunity and lowering blood pressure. But because sweet potato leaves are slightly cold, so for chronic gastritis, especially poor gastrointestinal, poor digestion, which should eat in moderation or eat less sweet potato leaves, so as not to increase the burden on the gastrointestinal, resulting in indigestion, and even diarrhea, so we recommend that patients with chronic gastritis should eat sweet potato leaves in moderation or a small amount.