Patients with pancreatitis can eat yam during the recovery period. At present, the most common causes of pancreatitis in China are biliary stones, gallbladder stones, overeating, long-term heavy drinking, hyperlipidemia, etc., and yam is usually not significantly related. Pancreatitis is a very common clinical emergency abdomen, which can mainly manifest as severe pain in the left middle and upper abdomen, which can be accompanied by significant abdominal distension, back pain, nausea, vomiting and so on. Compared with appendicitis and cholecystitis, pancreatitis can cause more severe clinical symptoms, such as severe pancreatitis and acute necrotizing pancreatitis. The aforementioned pancreatitis may cause multi-organ failure and the patient may experience death within a short period of time. Pancreatitis is further defined clinically mainly by abdominal examination, symptoms, pancreatic imaging and amylase, and once diagnosed as pancreatitis, relevant treatment should be given as soon as possible to avoid serious consequences. In the acute stage of pancreatitis, the diet should be abstained, that is, no food and water. After the symptoms are relieved, gradually transition from a liquid diet to a semi-liquid diet and a normal diet, with a diet of light, easily digestible, high-protein, high-vitamin foods, avoiding spicy, greasy, cold and other foods.