Fever is a very common and widespread condition. Almost everyone has experienced it, and there are many ways to treat it. Here, I would like to talk to you about what to eat when you have a fever. Many people may not have paid attention to this topic before, but what you eat when you have a fever can have a significant impact on your condition. We need to understand what we should avoid eating and what we can eat in order to recover from the illness as quickly as possible!
Dietary therapy for fever
1. When you have a fever, your body loses a lot of water. So remember to drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated. There are many ways to replenish fluids. You can also drink herbal teas, which not only hydrate your body but also help in treating the fever. For example, you can use 1 to 1.5 grams of green tea and 200 to 250 grams of sand pear. Wash and slice the sand pear (including the peel), add 1000 milliliters of water, bring to a boil, and then add the green tea.
2. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins, such as pears and spinach. You can also combine them with some traditional Chinese herbs, such as burdock seeds, which have fever-reducing effects. Cooking them with orange stems and licorice in soups or porridge can be very effective in treating fever.
3. Avoid greasy and spicy foods, such as fried foods. Stick to a light and easily digestible diet, mainly consisting of liquid and semi-liquid foods like rice porridge, and accompany them with fresh fruits. You can also make a "Seven Fresh Soup" to assist in treating the fever. The recipe for Seven Fresh Soup is as follows: 6 grams of fresh Agastache rugosa, 6 grams of fresh Perilla frutescens, 10 grams of fresh pear juice, 6 grams of fresh lotus leaf, 6 grams of fresh Rehmannia glutinosa, 5 grams of fresh Polygonum multiflorum, and 6 grams of fresh Orchid Grass leaf. Boil them in water and drink the soup instead of tea. It can clear heat, relieve exterior symptoms, generate body fluids, and alleviate restlessness. It is suitable for symptoms such as sweating, thirst, bitterness in the mouth, and difficulty urinating caused by fever.
4. Eggs are highly nutritious, but they should not be consumed during a fever. When eggs are digested in the body, they produce excess heat, which can worsen the fever.
Recommended foods for fever
Water Chestnut
Water chestnuts are rich in a substance called water chestnut saponin, which is a cooling food that can clear heat and relieve fire. It can not only relieve fever but also provide nutrition. It is suitable for fever patients, especially those in the early stages of fever, and has a very good antipyretic effect.
Mung Beans
In traditional Chinese medicine, mung beans are considered to have a sweet and cool nature and have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and relieving summer heat. They can prevent and treat symptoms such as fever, sweating, and restlessness. The flavonoids in mung bean skin are the main components that exert the antipyretic effect. Winter melon has a cooling nature and can aid in clearing heat.
Dietary Therapy
Mung Bean and Winter Melon Soup
Ingredients
250 grams of winter melon, 50 grams of mung beans, 10 grams of chopped scallions, 5 grams of ginger slices, 4 grams of salt.
Instructions
1. Peel and core the winter melon, wash it, and cut it into pieces. Wash the mung beans and soak them for 4 hours.
2. Place a pot on the stove, bring water to a boil, add chopped scallions, ginger slices, and mung beans, and simmer for about 20 minutes.
3. Add the winter melon pieces and cook until tender but not mushy. Sprinkle with salt and serve.
