Diagnosed with sore throat like a knife! What foods can best help recovery? Nutritionist reveals: "6 foods" are nutritious and easy to eat
Recently, COVID-19, influenza, adenovirus and other infection sources have taken turns to wreak havoc across Taiwan. The “all-in-one virus” situation may not only lead to cross-infection, but also the flow of people during the Lunar New Year may also lead to a wave of “infection waves” in Taiwan. After being infected with the epidemic, many people have experienced severe pain in their throats that is “like a knife cutting”. Nutritionist Jian Yuhua once pointed out in an interview that to avoid aggravation of sore throat symptoms, “three kinds of foods” must be eaten carefully.
How to relieve a sore throat diagnosed as “cut by a knife”? Nutritionist reveals “6 foods” that are nutritious and easy to eat
Nutritionist Jian Yuhua pointed out that if you have a severe sore throat after being diagnosed or infected with the epidemic, it is first recommended to avoid “crispy and crunchy” foods, such as sweet potato slices, potato chips, and biscuits, which are more likely to irritate or cause pain when swallowing due to their light and crunchy texture. feel. It is also recommended to avoid foods classified as “acidic” in nutritional terms, especially alcohol. Natural foods such as citrus and tomatoes are also recommended not to be consumed in excess. It is best to avoid “sweets” when you have a sore throat. Nutritionist Jian Yuhua explains that they mainly refer to refined foods and sweets containing sugar. Such foods can promote inflammation and easily aggravate sore throat symptoms.
As for what foods are suitable to eat when you have a sore throat? Nutritionist Jian Yuhua recommends choosing foods that are “soft, thick, and smooth to the mouth.” In principle, when it comes to starch for elders or people with bad teeth, you can choose oatmeal without coarse husks, which contains fiber and minerals such as zinc and magnesium to help with healing, or replace white rice with mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes. It can be used as a staple food and avoid nutritional deficiencies. You can choose yogurt for protein and supplement probiotics. Ice-cold yogurt can also help soothe a sore throat, or you can make fruit into a fruit smoothie. For eggs, it is recommended to use braised eggs or baked eggs. Vegetables and fruits can be mainly melons.
What should I do if low temperature and confirmed diagnosis lead to “crazy coughing”? Nutritionist: Eat “these foods” to protect your respiratory tract
In addition to adjusting your diet when you have a sore throat, if you want to prevent respiratory discomfort caused by germs, what foods can you eat to prevent it? Nutritionist Yu Zhuqing said that the temperature drops sharply during the Chinese New Year, and the severe temperature difference coupled with poor air quality is indeed easy to cause respiratory symptoms; if it is confirmed that it causes respiratory discomfort, the cough may also be aggravated. Nutritionist Yu Zhuqing pointed out that in addition to seeking medical treatment to clarify symptoms, you can also eat specific foods to protect your respiratory tract. Overall, the following foods can protect the throat and maintain respiratory health through “four aspects”:
Moisturize and maintain the throat: pumpkin, persimmon, yam. Pumpkin is rich in beta-carotene, which acts as the first line of defense for the respiratory mucosa and helps improve respiratory resistance. If you eat it with the skin, you can get more phytochemicals.
In addition, yams are rich in antioxidant nutrients such as mucin polysaccharides and diosgenin, which can lubricate respiratory organs. Moderate consumption has positive benefits for the trachea, lungs and other organs. Persimmon itself has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs. After it is dried and made into “persimmon cakes”, the sugar exuded from the pulp condenses on the surface to form “persimmon frost”, which can help relieve pain caused by throat inflammation.
Lubricate the trachea and lungs: white fungus, lotus seeds, and lily. White fungus is rich in amino acids, which can relieve dryness and itching, moisturize the lungs and relieve coughs; lotus seeds not only have the effect of “soothing the mind and nourishing the heart”, but also have a certain degree of moisturizing the lungs and relieving coughs. Lily is also a good food for maintaining the respiratory system in autumn and winter. It has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs.
Alleviate allergic discomfort: garlic, lotus root, pineapple. Studies have shown that the “water-soluble components” dissolved out of garlic after heating can help improve respiratory inflammation caused by allergies; while lotus root is rich in “mucin”, which can prevent dryness of the nasal mucosa and prevent allergic rhinitis. As for pineapple, it contains “pineapple enzyme”, which has certain preventive effects on anti-inflammation, respiratory allergies and allergic rhinitis.
Increase respiratory resistance: salmon, saury, apples, pears. Deep-sea fish among fish, such as salmon, saury, etc., contain OMEGA-3 fatty acids, which not only fight inflammation but also increase the resistance of the respiratory tract. In addition, people often hear that pear stewed with rock sugar, made from pears, can relieve coughs and reduce phlegm and maintain the throat; and apples contain “quercetin”, a natural antihistamine that can reduce the chance of airway allergies.
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