What to eat for allergic cough

Judging from the current common clinical feedback and actual patient experience, it is safest to choose neutral foods with low histamine, no strong irritation, and mild anti-inflammatory properties during an allergic cough attack, such as room-temperature sugar-free plain yogurt, unsweetened steamed pears, stir-fried winter melon, yam and millet porridge. These are choices that most people will not aggravate symptoms and can relieve throat itchiness to a certain extent.

A while ago, I met a girl who suffered from allergic cough due to the change of seasons. I read on the Internet that stewed salt and orange can relieve cough. She took it for two days, and the cough made her unable to sleep well. After going to the hospital for a checkup, it was discovered that she was allergic to the volatile oils of citrus peels. Others had used effective prescriptions, but giving her the recipe worsened her symptoms.

In fact, there is no need to search for "exclusive recipes for allergic coughs". The key is to first avoid foods that easily induce the release of histamine, such as leftovers that have been left for two or three days, heavily salted and spicy braised food, tooth-piercing cold drinks, and fruit tea and milk tea with three to four parts of sugar. Try to avoid such foods during the attack period. When you are allergic, the respiratory mucosa is in a highly sensitive state, and a little stimulation can double the frequency of coughing.

There is a lot of debate about whether honey can be eaten. There are indeed foreign studies confirming that for people over 1 year old, eating a small spoonful of unprocessed pure honey before going to bed can relieve coughs caused by dry and itchy throats at night. However, there are also allergists. Doctors repeatedly remind people that if they are allergic to pollen or bee products, exposure to honey may cause more serious airway edema. If you have never tried it, you can first sip a needle-sized amount to test your allergy. If you feel no discomfort, then eat it. If it doesn't come up, scoop out a large spoonful and flush it with water.

There used to be a 5-year-old child in the community who had an allergic cough for almost half a month. His mother didn't dare to give him more medicine, so she cooked warm yam and millet porridge for him every day for breakfast. Occasionally, she steamed a pear, dug out the core and added two or three fritillaries. After eating it for about a week, the child's coughing frequency during the day dropped. The mild mucus protein in yam can also help repair damaged respiratory mucosa, and it is not irritating. Very few people are allergic to this kind of food.

The most important thing to say is that you must first know what your allergens are. For example, some people are allergic to milk and eggs. Even if others say that room temperature yogurt is good, don’t touch it. Try a small dose before eating. You can eat it normally without aggravating your cough. There is no need to be too anxious and dare not eat this or that. On the contrary, it will be more difficult to recover if the nutrition cannot keep up.