Watermelon is not a taboo food for coughing Watermelon can be eaten, but not too much. If the child is accompanied by fever at the same time, eating some watermelons has the effect of clearing away heat. But if the child is taking Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine will tell him not to eat cold food, so it is not suitable for eating watermelon. Secondly, in the course of the disease, the stool will be dry, so it is beneficial to eat a little watermelon. If the child appears in loose stool during his illness, he must not eat cold food.

In addition, except watermelon, it is not recommended to eat oranges when coughing, but orange collaterals can be eaten. Eating oranges may aggravate the symptoms of cough, but eating orange collaterals will play a role in resolving phlegm and is good for cough. The orange compound is a white filamentous substance on the surface of orange petals.