9 foods you should not eat when you are sick

Orange juice is good for your health, but people with coughs and sore throats should not drink it because it will make the inflammation in their throat worse.

Food may not be the first thing you think of when you're sick, but your food choices can have a big impact on your recovery. Here are nine foods you should avoid if you want to get well soon, according to Men's Health.

Coffee

Coffee is not for when you are sick, especially if you have stomach problems or vomiting or diarrhea. Coffee makes you urinate more and dehydrates you, which can weaken your immune system. In addition, this drink stimulates the muscles in your digestive tract, which can make diarrhea worse.

Orange juice

Orange juice contains citric acid which irritates and damages an already inflamed throat. People with coughs and sore throats should limit their intake of orange juice.

Sweets

Like coffee, sweets are something you should eliminate from your diet if you’re sick. Within hours of eating cookies, candy, or sugary cereal, your immune system will be weakened, allowing germs to thrive. Refined sugar also suppresses the activity of white blood cells and causes loose stools and diarrhea.

Carbonated water

Carbonated water, including diet soda, suppresses the immune system and disrupts the intestinal tract due to its high sugar content. Worse, the artificial sweeteners in these drinks are difficult to digest, leading to bloating, cramps, and even diarrhea. People with stomach problems should stay away from carbonated water.

Crispy snacks

The texture of snacks like crisps and crunchy toast rubs your throat and takes longer to heal.

Alcohol

Alcohol makes you dehydrated, drunk and gives you diarrhea.

Milk

Milk makes phlegm in the throat thicker and more uncomfortable, so experts recommend that patients with nasal congestion or congestion do not drink milk.

Fried food

Save fried foods for healthy times, as these foods take a long time to move through your digestive system, leading to nausea, intestinal cramps, and acid reflux.

Spicy food

Chili peppers and other hot sauces can irritate your nose and cause a runny nose. If you already have these symptoms, eating spicy foods will make them worse.

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