We all know that the nutritional value of milk is very high, especially the calcium content is extremely rich, and easy to digest and absorb, has the effect of replenishing the deficiency, benefit the lungs and stomach, the efficacy of the production of fluid and moisten the intestines. However, some people think that it is not suitable to drink milk when you have a cold, it is easy to aggravate the symptoms of the cold, so can you drink milk when you have a cold?
Can you drink milk when you have a cold?
When you have a cold, your diet should be light and easy to digest, and it is best to choose liquid or semi-liquid food rich in vitamins. It is important to note that milk is easy to drink. However, it should be noted that milk is easy to produce phlegm, and people with low lactose tolerance should be careful of diarrhea caused by excessive consumption, so it is better not to use milk as the main source of protein intake.
Milk is not suitable for people with cold and wind
The vitamins and proteins in milk tend to produce some heat when digested by such patients, which affects the recovery of body temperature. Moreover, when you have a cold and fever, the enzymatic activity in your body is reduced, so the milk you drink should not be fully digested, and the remaining milk stays in your stomach and intestines, causing problems such as bloating and diarrhea.
People suffering from respiratory diseases should not drink milk
People suffering from respiratory diseases are cold and cool, drinking milk can easily aggravate the degree of cold and dampness in the body, leading to an increase in cold phlegm and a decrease in body immunity.
Milk should not be drunk before and after taking medicine
Milk contains proteins, fats, calcium and other chemical substances that can react physicochemically with many drugs to counteract or interfere with their effects, thus affecting the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of the drugs, making them less effective or even ineffective or producing toxic side effects. Therefore, it is best not to drink milk before and after taking certain medications. Regarding the dangers of drinking milk before and after taking medications, we should pay attention to the following points.
Affects the release of drugs
Milk tends to form a covering film on the surface of the drug, which can cause the calcium and magnesium in milk to react chemically with the drug and form insoluble substances, thus hindering the release of the drug in the body.
Affects absorption and reduces efficacy
Some drugs form complexes with calcium ions in milk in the intestine, resulting in a greatly reduced absorption rate and weakened efficacy, and in serious cases, there is a risk of poisoning; if milk is consumed after taking anti-anemia drugs, the calcium ions in milk and iron are in opposition to each other in the duodenum, which tends to reduce the absorption rate of iron.
Other considerations for drinking milk with a cold
Milk is better if it is lighter
When a person has a cold, the digestive enzymes and absorption function in the body are weakened, the digestive enzymes secretion is reduced, the activity is relatively lower, and the high temperature in the body easily leads to protein denaturation, which is difficult for the human body to digest and absorb, so when you have a cold, you can appropriately reduce the protein intake, drink milk lighter, and especially do not add sugar to drink.
Don't drink milk in a hurry after drinking Chinese medicine
If you drink milk immediately after drinking Chinese medicine, your intestinal peristalsis will be accelerated and the interaction with Chinese medicine will easily cause diarrhea, so it is best to drink milk after half a child before and after drinking Chinese medicine.
