Some people think that you should eat more fruits during a cold. Liu Jianhui, a physician at Taiwan Province Taian Hospital, said that it depends on the individual situation. Eating more fruits can supplement vitamin C, but whether vitamin C can treat or prevent colds is still controversial. Moreover, fruit juice or fruit is mostly cold, which may cause bronchial contraction and aggravate cough. Except for fever, it is not suitable for eating during a cold. In particular, fruits with more water, such as watermelons and pears, are colder. If you have cough, runny nose, loose bowels and cold hands and feet, it is easier to make your condition worse. Eating fruits and vegetables is an alkaline food, which is not conducive to the reproduction of microorganisms such as viruses. Therefore, eating foods rich in calcium, zinc and vitamins has a certain inhibitory effect on viruses. People all know that eating liquid diets that are easy to digest, such as vegetable soup, porridge, egg soup, egg soup, milk, etc., also know that they should eat foods rich in vitamin C and vitamin E. But what people don't know is that red foods are rich in carotene, such as tomatoes, apples, grapes, dates and strawberries, which are also very helpful for the recovery of colds. When choosing different drugs and foods, it is best to ask a doctor to diagnose or judge for yourself which one you have <: B cold: wind-cold cold is characterized by fever, fear of cold, headache, itchy throat, general malaise, stuffy nose, runny nose, cough and white sputum, etc. Wind-heat cold <: /B> It is characterized by severe fever, head swelling and pain, sore throat, thirst, cough and expectoration. Symptoms of exterior-interior syndrome are high fever, headache, dizziness, limb pain, sore throat, dry stool, etc. The symptoms of gastrointestinal cold are fever, nausea, headache, limb fatigue and so on. Dietotherapy for colds and colds: You should eat more sweating and cold-dispelling foods, such as pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, tofu, fresh ginger and brown sugar water. Some studies believe that chicken soup can help people drive away the flu, and drinking chicken soup helps to excrete the virus. Chicken soup contains a variety of amino acids needed by the human body, which can effectively enhance the human body's resistance. Drinking chicken soup when catching a cold is suitable for people who are very weak, while people who are very strong and obese should not eat chicken soup and other foods with warm tonic properties, otherwise their illness may aggravate the dietotherapy of wind-heat cold: they should eat more foods that are helpful for dispelling wind and heat, such as mung beans, radishes, Chinese cabbage, cabbage roots, mint, tea leaves, etc., and you can cook porridge with fresh pear juice and rice to eat it while it is hot. During a cold, you should try to eat less or not to eat high-fat, high-protein and spicy foods, and don't drink alcoholic beverages, otherwise it will easily lead to aggravation. Pear is a cold food in traditional Chinese medicine, which is suitable for cough, chest pain, excessive phlegm and other symptoms caused by wind-heat cold. Dietotherapy with two senses: the diet should be light and not greasy, which not only meets the needs of nutrition, but also increases appetite. For example, eat more millet porridge and adzuki bean porridge. To ensure the supply of water, you can drink more acidic juices, such as hawthorn juice, kiwi fruit juice juice and jujube juice, to increase your appetite. Sour foods such as vinegar, lemon juice and dried plums also have obvious appetite-stimulating effects. Dietotherapy for gastrointestinal colds: chrysanthemum, Longjing tea, mung beans and brown sugar instead of tea. At the same time, eating more vegetables and fruits rich in calcium, zinc and vitamins, such as radish, pear, kiwi fruit and various mushrooms, can alleviate the symptoms of a cold. You should drink more boiled water after a cold, because enough water can dilute the toxins in the blood and accelerate the excretion of metabolites, thus alleviating the symptoms of a cold and shortening the course of the disease.