What should be avoided when eating seafood?

Dishes made from seafood are very nutritious but they are the most easily allergenic food source, especially for people with allergies. Some common symptoms are: vomiting, stomachache, rash, itching...

Do not eat uncooked seafood: Seafood contains many bacteria such as vibrio parahaemolyticus, lungfluke, these are bacteria that can withstand heat quite well, these bacteria will not die if the seafood is not cooked. When eating uncooked seafood, it will create conditions for bacteria to enter the body, causing coughing up blood, convulsions...

Do not eat dead shrimp, crabs, clams, or mussels: When these foods die, their protein loss rate is quite fast compared to other foods, causing the seafood to have a foul odor. When eaten, it can cause poisoning, with common symptoms being headaches, dizziness, vomiting, stomachaches, etc. When crabs die, bacteria will multiply rapidly, converting histidine into histamine, causing poisoning.

Do not drink beer when eating seafood: Seafood contains a lot of purines, which when entering the body will form uric acid, so drinking beer while eating seafood will increase the amount of uric acid. This is the cause of gout, arthritis, affecting health.

Do not eat fruit while eating seafood: The habit of eating fruit after eating is quite common to help clean the mouth and remove the bad smell of seafood. But this is a wrong habit. Because when eating both types at the same time, the process of absorbing protein and calcium from seafood combined with the amount of tannin in the fruit will create an insoluble calcium, which will irritate the digestive system, causing bloating, vomiting...

Do not eat seafood with foods containing a lot of vitamin C: Seafood contains a lot of pentavalent arsenic, this substance is very good for the body, but if combined with foods containing a lot of vitamin C, it will have the opposite effect. The amount of pentavalent arsenic will be converted into arsenic trioxide (also known as arsenic) which will cause poisoning, sometimes leading to death. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid eating seafood with this food.

Do not drink tea after eating seafood: Because the amount of tannic acid in tea when combined with the amount of calcium in seafood will also form insoluble calcium, causing irritation to the digestive system.

Limit eating raw seafood: Some types of seafood, when eaten raw, will cause the bacteria in the seafood to not be destroyed and parasitize when entering the body, causing some eye diseases, affecting the digestive system...

Seafood is very susceptible to bacterial contamination, so you should limit eating raw seafood - Illustration photo

Do not eat seafood that has been processed for too long: Seafood contains a lot of protein, so when these seafood die or are stored at room temperature, they are easily contaminated with bacteria and can easily cause disease. Some types of seafood such as tuna, mackerel, etc., when left for too long, bacteria will grow and develop, which will convert histidine into histamine, causing poisoning such as: red rash, itching, difficulty breathing, etc.

Do not eat seafood with other cold foods: Seafood is quite cold, so if eaten with other cold foods such as cucumber, spinach, watermelon, pear, ice... it will cause bloating and indigestion.

Do not boil or steam frozen seafood: These types of seafood, when stored in the freezer for too long, will form a lot of bacteria, lose proteins that are beneficial to health... Therefore, they need to be processed by frying or stir-frying at high temperatures instead of steaming or boiling.

Do not eat seafood suspected of containing toxins: During certain seasons of the year, some types of seafood will have a high risk of poisoning such as puffer fish, starfish, jellyfish, etc. These types of seafood are almost not poisoned by bacteria but by toxins already present in the body and are often secreted seasonally. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the breeding time of these seafood species to avoid poisoning when eating.

Therefore, it is necessary to choose fresh seafood to process into food, always ensure the entire processing process is hygienic, thereby reducing the risk of poisoning from eating seafood. At the same time, people with allergies should not eat seafood.

According to Congluan