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What should asthma patients eat? What should not eat?

Asked by:Athena

Asked on:Mar 28, 2026 01:47 PM

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  • Clarissa Clarissa

    Mar 28, 2026

      asthma Patients often suffer from the pathogenesis of turbid phlegm. At this time, they should not eat pork, fish or fatty and greasy products, as they can help dampness and produce phlegm. At this time, they can eat more radish, loofah, coix seed, citrus, ginkgo, etc. to reduce phlegm and promote dampness. For patients with internal heat or phlegm-heat, it is not advisable to eat spicy and irritating foods such as peppers, peppers, mustard, and fennel. Because their nature is to warm and reduce heat, they can eat heat-clearing foods such as mung beans, rapeseed, bitter melon, and grapefruit.

      Asthma patients should eat warm, light and soft meals, with small meals and frequent meals. Except for foods that are certain to cause allergies or asthma, avoid eating other foods to avoid losing the proper nutritional balance. During an asthma attack, you should also eat less flatulent or indigestible foods, such as beans, potatoes, etc., to prevent abdominal distension from compressing the chest and aggravating dyspnea.

      Generally speaking, asthma patients should avoid (or eat less) foods containing egg Yellow, rooster, fatty pork, mutton, dog meat, marine fish, clams, crab, shrimp; papaya, leek, daylily, bamboo shoots (or dried bamboo shoots), peanuts, pickles, chili, pepper; saccharin, essence, pigment, chocolate; cold drinks, carbonated drinks, wine, coffee , strong tea, etc.

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