Diet for children with pneumonia

Many children are prone to some respiratory diseases when the weather changes, and pediatric pneumonia is one of them. So what should children pay attention to in terms of diet while actively receiving treatment? The following is an introduction to what foods are not suitable for children with pneumonia for your reference.

Avoid polysaccharides

Sugar is a calorie supplement with a simple function and basically contains no other nutrients. If children with pneumonia eat more sugar, the bactericidal effect of white blood cells in the body will be inhibited. The more sugar they eat, the more obvious the inhibition will be, which will aggravate the condition.

Avoid high-protein diet

The main components of lean meat, fish and eggs are proteins. 1 gram of protein absorbs 18 milliliters of water in the body, and the final product of protein metabolism is urea. Children who eat more protein will excrete more urea, and every 300 milligrams of urea excreted will take away at least 20 milliliters of water. Therefore, children with high fever and dehydration should avoid eating high-protein diets, and they can supplement them appropriately in the later stages of the disease to improve their physical fitness.

Avoid spicy food

Spicy foods are very irritating and can easily generate heat and damage body fluids. Therefore, children with pneumonia should not add chili oil, pepper, and spicy condiments to their diet.

Avoid abusing antipyretics

Using too much antipyretic medicine right after a fever occurs is not only harmful to the body, but may also mask the condition and delay treatment. Therefore, antipyretic medicines should be used with caution in children with fever, and excessive use of medicines should be avoided to prevent a sudden drop in body temperature, profuse sweating, and collapse.

Avoid greasy and heavy flavors

Children with pneumonia often have low digestive function. If they eat greasy and heavy food, their digestive function will be affected, and the necessary nutrients will not be replenished in time, resulting in reduced resistance to disease. Therefore, they should not eat cod liver oil, pine egg yolk, crab roe, phoenix tail fish, crucian carp roe, and animal offal. If they drink milk, the upper oil film should be removed, and nursing mothers should also eat less greasy food to avoid aggravating the condition.

Avoid drinking tea

Children with pneumonia often have fever, so they should avoid drinking tea. Theophylline in tea can excite the central nervous system, keep the brain excited, and speed up the pulse and increase blood pressure. When a child has a fever, the body is in an excited stage where the positive and negative forces are fighting each other, and the pulse is fast. Drinking tea will stimulate the myocardium and increase consumption, which will not only fail to reduce fever, but will also increase body temperature and induce other diseases. In addition, the tannic acid in tea has an astringent effect, which Chinese medicine believes is not conducive to the dissipation of evil spirits on the skin surface, and is also not suitable for children with fever.

Avoid cold food

If you eat too much raw and cold food such as watermelon, ice cream, frozen juice, popsicles, popsicles, cold drinks, bananas, raw pears, etc., it is easy to affect the Yang energy in the body. If the Yang energy is damaged, it will be unable to resist evil and the illness will be difficult to cure. Therefore, you should avoid eating it, especially for children with gastrointestinal symptoms.

Avoid taking heat-clearing drugs randomly

Heat-clearing drugs such as gold and silver tea, green fruit, and isatis root granules are beneficial to children with pneumonia. However, they cannot be taken for a long time, especially for those with weak constitutions. Otherwise, it will hurt the body's positive energy and aggravate the original symptoms.

Avoid acidic drugs and foods

Schisandra chinensis, black plum, vitamin C, sour fruit, orange, vinegar, etc. are sour in taste, can be astringent and astringent, and can hinder sweating and relieve exterior symptoms.