After a cold and fever, the body becomes very fragile. So, what fruits are good to eat when you have a cold and fever? Children should not take medicine randomly after catching a cold. How can we prevent a cold through diet? In daily life, what are some remedies for treating a cold? Let me introduce them to you.
1. Watermelon
Watermelon has a cool nature and a sweet taste. It can clear heat, relieve summer heat, quench thirst, and is one of the most commonly consumed fruits in summer. When a cold worsens, symptoms such as high fever, thirst, sore throat, and dark urine may occur. Eating some watermelon can help relieve these symptoms and aid in the recovery from a cold.
After a high fever and excessive sweating, if you don't eat or drink anything, it is easy to cause electrolyte imbalance. It is good to eat some watermelon or drink freshly squeezed watermelon juice, as they can help reduce fever, replenish fluids, and reduce swelling. In the hot summer, using watermelon rind to make porridge or winter melon and coix seed to make a drink can relieve summer heat and promote salivation and diuresis in children with fever.
2. Pear
Pears have a cool nature and a sweet taste. They can generate body fluids, clear heat, and dissolve phlegm. They have significant relieving effects on symptoms such as fever, dry mouth, and coughing up phlegm caused by wind-heat cold. Pears contain a considerable amount of carbohydrates and various vitamins, which are easily absorbed by the body and can improve appetite. They also have a protective effect on the liver.
For patients with wind-heat cold, taking one raw peeled pear, cutting it into pieces, and stewing it with rock sugar to make a drink can have a good effect. Pears have a cooling effect, which can stop coughing and dissolve phlegm. However, because they are cool fruits, they are not effective for coughing caused by initial wind-cold and may even worsen the cough. But by stewing the pears, their nature can be changed to warm, making them an excellent remedy for coughing.
3. Water Chestnut
Water chestnuts are cold foods and have the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, stimulating bowel movements, cooling blood, and detoxification. They are particularly suitable for patients in the early stages of fever. In terms of nutrition, water chestnuts are rich in carbohydrates but not high in calories. They also contain abundant phosphorus and antibacterial components such as water chestnut saponin. They are beneficial for the development of bones and teeth and can promote the metabolism of sugar, fat, and protein in the body. They also have an inhibitory effect on bacteria such as Escherichia coli.
Although they are crisp and delicious when eaten raw, it is still better to wash and cook them before consumption. Cooked water chestnuts are sweeter and have a better taste. When you have a fever, eating water chestnuts together with pear juice, lotus root, or reed root can have a better effect. However, this is only an auxiliary method of diet therapy. When the high fever does not subside or the condition worsens, seek medical attention promptly.
4. Grapes
Grapes are suitable for eating when you have a cold and fever. They contain plenty of water and potassium, which can replenish the lost water and potassium due to a cold and fever. "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" recorded that "grapes have a sweet and balanced taste. They can strengthen tendons and bones, invigorate Qi, increase strength and determination, make people plump and vigorous, resistant to hunger, and endure wind and cold. Long-term consumption can make the body light and not old, prolonging life."
There is a tongue twister that goes, "Do not spit out the grape peel when eating grapes," which has some truth to it. This is because many of the grape's signature nutrients are found in the peel. The function of grape juice is far inferior to that of grape peel that is spit out. Therefore, it is recommended to eat grapes with the peel whenever possible.
5. Apple
As early as ancient Egypt, people not only considered apples as food but also as a medicinal herb. Canadian research has shown that apple juice has a powerful effect in killing infectious viruses in test tubes. People who eat more apples have a lower chance of catching a cold compared to those who do not eat or eat fewer apples. Some scientists and doctors refer to apples as "all-around healthy fruits" or "general practitioners."
You can eat apples when you have a cold and fever. Apples are rich in vitamin C, which has the functions of preventing colds and enhancing immune function. Fresh apple juice is a good choice. This is because apple juice contains a large amount of vitamin C, which can supplement the body's nutritional needs and neutralize toxins in the body.
