Foods to avoid when children have a cough

Besides medical treatment, a nutritious diet is a necessary measure to help children quickly stop coughing.

Many parents are heartbroken when their child's cough keeps recurring despite using one course of antibiotics after another. According to an ENT specialist, expecting too much from the effects of expensive pills and forgetting about diet is the culprit that causes the child's cough to persist.

Here are foods to absolutely avoid when your child has a cough:

Not absolutely abstain from fish

There are many reasons why children cough. Usually, children cough with fever, or after coughing, they vomit, wheeze... It is best for parents to take their children to see a doctor, diagnose the exact cause for timely treatment and adjust the diet appropriately.

Regarding nutrition, many families abstain from fish completely when their children cough. This is an unfortunate mistake because when children are sick, they need to eat enough nutrients to quickly recover their health.

According to experts, you should only abstain from raw foods when your body has a cough due to asthma, allergies, or your child vomits due to eating raw foods. Abstaining from ice cream too much will cause your body to lack nutrients, weaken your resistance, and make it more susceptible to infection and relapse.

Do not eat mango, orange, tangerine

Mangoes, bananas, and citrus fruits are nutritious foods, especially for children. However, on days when children have a cough, eating a lot of these fruits will make the cough worse, because they cause a sore throat and stimulate coughing. In addition, citrus fruits contain cellulite (a layer of fat that accumulates under the skin, causing the body to move slowly), which causes the body to generate heat and produce more phlegm.

However, tangerine peel is very effective in treating coughs and expectorating.

Don't eat fried food

When children have a cough, their digestive function is weak and fried foods provide a lot of fat, which puts a burden on the digestive system, causing more phlegm to be produced, making the child's cough worse. At this time, mothers need to immediately remove fried potatoes or salty snacks from their child's menu.

Don't eat sweets

Eating too many sweets will make your baby's body "hot", making the cough worse. According to experts, white sugar and white flour reduce the ability to treat coughs, affecting the immune system. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully study the list of foods that your baby can and should not eat while your baby has a cough or flu.

Do not eat cold food or carbonated drinks

Children with allergic cough should not drink carbonated drinks, because it can cause a prolonged cough. You should also not eat spicy food when you have a cough because if you are eating spicy food and suddenly have a cough, you will easily choke and it is dangerous. Besides, cold food should also be absolutely not eaten.

The best way to care for a child with a cough

- Diversify meals to change children's taste, give children soft, easy-to-digest foods and divide into many small meals. Note, meals must always ensure four groups: starch, fat, protein, vegetables and suit children's daily taste.

- Before eating, give your child a few spoonfuls of water, then lay him on his stomach and pat his back to help clear the mucus from his throat. This will help him cough less and vomit less.

You should limit foods that are too fatty, such as fried or stir-fried foods. For fish, sometimes children feel a fishy taste that can easily cause vomiting, so you should wait until your child is better before feeding them again.

Pay attention to keeping your baby warm and clean his nose and throat with saline solution.

According to Gia dinh.vn