What are the dietary taboos for bronchitis?

The clearest dietary taboos for bronchitis are foods that can directly irritate the airways and aggravate mucosal inflammation. There is no unified standard for other widely circulated "fat food" taboos. You can adjust them according to your own reactions, and there is no need to blindly taboo foods.

I have been in the respiratory department for almost 8 years, and I have seen too many patients whose disease was delayed by eating the wrong things. Last week, there was a 28-year-old girl with acute bronchitis. She had almost stopped coughing after three days of infusion. After get off work, she went to eat spicy bullfrog pot and drank iced milk tea with her colleagues. That night, she coughed and couldn't breathe. When she came to the emergency room in the middle of the night, her throat was hoarse. Foods that are too spicy, too cold, too salty, and high in sugar, as well as alcohol and tobacco (including second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke), are currently recognized by both Chinese and Western medicine to avoid: high sugar will increase the viscosity of sputum, which will block the airway and make it difficult to cough it out. Instead, it will leave a breeding ground for bacteria to breed. ； Food that is too salty or spicy will directly irritate the already edematous and congested airway mucosa. The inflammation that has been resolved can easily recur. ； Ice drinks can cause spasm of airway smooth muscles. Patients with chest tightness and asthma symptoms may easily experience difficulty breathing if they drink them.

As for whether seafood, mutton, and eggs, which everyone is always asking, are considered "fat foods" and can be eaten, there has always been controversy: Traditional Chinese medicine usually recommends that during an acute attack, you should temporarily avoid foods that are too fishy and warm to avoid aggravating internal heat.； Western medicine, however, pays more attention to individual tolerance and allergen test results. As long as you are not allergic to such foods and do not experience worsening of cough, rash, or gastrointestinal discomfort after eating, you can eat normally. I once had an aunt suffering from chronic bronchitis. She heard from her neighbors that she couldn't eat eggs because of her cough. She hadn't touched eggs for three months. Later, when she was re-examined, her albumin was extremely low and her immunity was not getting rid of. The inflammation was recurring. After checking the allergens, it was found that she was not allergic to eggs at all. After returning home, she ate a steamed egg every day to supplement her nutrition, and she seldom relapsed in the future.

Usually, many parents are used to stew rock sugar and snow pear to soothe the throat of their coughing children. Here we have to remind you, don’t put too much rock sugar. Too much sweetness will aggravate the production of phlegm. Just drink it warm. Don’t chill it and give it to your child, otherwise it will irritate the airway. In fact, there is no need to be too cautious. If you dare not eat anything, you will not be able to keep up with your nutrition, which will slow down your recovery. If you are really not sure whether you can eat something, just pay more attention to your body's reaction after eating. If your cough gets significantly worse half an hour to an hour after eating, just avoid it next time. There is no need to check the list of taboos posted online, which will make you stressed.