Patients with jaundice should not eat fried, fatty meat, ginger, raw onion, chili, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other foods. Jaundice can usually be divided into obstructive jaundice, hepatocellular jaundice, etc. Obstructive jaundice is commonly caused by bile duct stones, biliary atresia and tumor compression. The common causes of hepatocellular jaundice include viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injury, cirrhosis and alcoholic liver disease. Therefore, patients should pay attention to a light diet, in which they should avoid foods that are too greasy and contain too much fat, such as fried foods, fatty meats, nuts, cream products, etc. Avoid spicy and irritating foods such as ginger, green onions and chili peppers, and they should also eat less of gas-producing foods such as potatoes, sweet potatoes and other foods that are easy to produce gas. If the patient is diagnosed with jaundice, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in time, after clarifying the cause of the disease, targeted treatment under the guidance of the doctor, in order to reduce the adverse effects of the disease.