Herpes zoster is a toxic skin disease caused by varicella-zoster virus infection, which is characterized by cluster herpes along the nerve and is an important feature of the disease. Diet has a great influence on herpes zoster, so it is very important for patients to pay attention to diet while treating herpes zoster. What herpes zoster can't eat? I think herpes patients and their families are very concerned about this problem. Let me tell you what the diet of herpes zoster is like.
Dietary taboos of herpes zoster
1, avoid spicy and warm food.
Spicy and warm products such as wine, cigarettes, ginger, pepper, mutton, beef and fried food are easy to help fire and heat after eating. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is caused by the accumulation of damp-heat fire poison in the skin, so patients with herpes zoster should avoid eating the above spicy food.
2. Be careful to eat fatty and greasy products.
Fat meat, maltose, milk, sweet taste and other foods are mostly greasy and fatty, which is easy to make the disease full of damp heat, toxic evil and lingering.
3. Be careful to eat sour products.
Sour products include peas, Euryale ferox, pomegranate, taro, spinach and so on. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that herpes zoster is mostly caused by emotional disorder, stagnation of liver qi, stagnation of fire for a long time, and revival of toxic pathogens, so the treatment should be based on promoting qi circulation, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. However, the above-mentioned astringent products are easy to make qi and blood impassable, evil spirits persist, and the pain is aggravated.
4, avoid eating hair.
Hair mainly refers to all fish and aquatic products, such as mutton, chicken, beef, cucumber, leek, coriander, Toona sinensis and so on.
Experts suggest that in terms of diet, patients with herpes zoster should focus on vegetarian dishes and eat more high-fiber foods.
What can herpes zoster eat?
1, lemon
Lemon is rich in organic acids, which can reduce blood fat and can be used to lose weight. Modern research shows that lemon contains a lot of citric acid, which can prevent the formation of urinary calculi and is also a good product for prevention. Citric acid can also prevent and eliminate skin pigmentation, which is widely used for skin care and hair moistening, and is known as "beauty fruit". It can also regulate the acid-base balance in the body. Patients with herpes zoster can drink it. Not only can you soak lemons in water every day, but you can also wipe the rash with lemon juice.
2.watermelon
Watermelon is cold, sweet, and belongs to the heart, stomach and bladder meridian; Has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer-heat, promoting salivation, quenching thirst and inducing diuresis. Indications: chest and diaphragm qi obstruction, fullness and discomfort, dysuria, sore nose and mouth, summer heat and heatstroke, hangover and other symptoms. Herpes is caused by virus, and watermelon has the function of detoxification and diuresis.
3, oranges
Oranges, with bright colors, sweet and sour taste, neat and beautiful appearance, are popular fruits. Oranges are called "good fruits for treating diseases" and are rich in vitamin C, calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), beta-carotene, citric acid, hesperidin, aldehydes, alcohols and olefins. Orange petals contain almost all the nutrients that fruits can provide, which can enhance human immunity and promote the recovery and acceleration of diseases. Has certain curative effect on herpes zoster.