Cook some rice porridge and buy a catty of fresh mushrooms when you have a cold and fever. The meat is thin and only needs water and a little salt. After boiling, simmer 15 minutes, and drink soup while it is hot, not spicy. People consume more energy when they have a fever, and their resistance is weak, so they need to supplement some nutrition.
For viral colds without fever, patients should rest as much as possible, drink plenty of boiled water, keep indoor ventilation, and take some cold medicine to relieve symptoms. There is no special requirement on diet, so you don't need to eat as much food as possible, just keep enough energy.
Even if a cold is accompanied by a fever, there is no special requirement on diet. Generally light, with some fresh fruit. There is no need to care too much about the amount of food.
Many diseases can cause fever, which is a defensive reaction when you are sick. When you are sick and have a fever. With the increase of body temperature, the immunity of the body decreases, and the digestion and absorption function of the gastrointestinal tract decreases. When people have a fever, there will be a contradiction between increased nutrition consumption and weakened digestive function.
Whether taking antipyretics or naturally reducing fever, it is achieved in the form of sweating. The human body will lose a lot of water and salt while sweating and dissipating heat. Therefore, what you need most when you have a fever is water, followed by nutrition. At this time, the dietary principle is to supply enough water first, then a lot of vitamins, and then a proper amount of calories and protein. The diet is mainly liquid and semi-liquid.
It is not conducive to the reproduction of viruses and other microorganisms. Therefore, eating more foods rich in calcium, zinc and vitamins has a certain inhibitory effect on the virus.
People all know that we should eat easily digestible liquid diet, such as vegetable soup, gruel, egg soup, custard, milk and so on. And they also know that they should eat more foods rich in vitamin C and vitamin E.
But what people don't know is that red food is rich in carotene, such as tomatoes, apples, grapes, dates, strawberries, etc., which is also very helpful for the recovery of colds.