Is it okay to eat oranges when I have a cough?

　　cough Would you like to eat an orange?

　　Many parents believe that oranges can relieve coughs and reduce phlegm, so they let their children with coughs eat more oranges. In fact, orange peel does have the effect of relieving cough and reducing phlegm, but orange flesh actually generates heat, collects dampness and produces phlegm. It is impossible for ordinary children to eat only orange peels without eating orange meat. Therefore, when children suffer from cough, it is best not to eat more citrus.

　　Generally speaking, cold and cool foods are not suitable for children with cough. Cough is mostly caused by lung qi not clearing and lung qi ascending and reversing due to lung diseases. If the food is still too cold at this time, it is easy to cause lung qi obstruction, the symptoms will be aggravated and will not heal over time. In addition, eating too much cold food will damage the spleen and stomach, causing a decrease in spleen and stomach function.

　　Fatty, sweet and thick flavors are even more taboo. Coughs are mostly caused by lung heat, especially in children. In the daily diet, eating more fatty, sweet and thick foods can produce internal heat, aggravate coughing, and make the phlegm thick and sticky, making it difficult to cough up. for asthma For children with asthma, overeating fat and sweet food can cause phlegm and heat to accumulate, block the respiratory tract, aggravate asthma, and make disease Difficult to recover from.

　　Children should eat a light diet during coughing. Children with long-term coughs that cannot be cured can drink boiled water with pears and rock sugar, which can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs.； You can also use lily and rice to make porridge, which is very effective for children who have been coughing for a long time and have weak lung qi. For general cold If you have a cough, you can buy 50 grams of loquat leaves at the drugstore. After decoction, use the syrup and rice to cook porridge and let your children take it. The effect is better.