Can I eat mooncakes if I have a cold?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching soon. Mooncakes are an indispensable food in this traditional reunion festival. But what should you do if you accidentally catch a cold during this festival? Can I eat mooncakes if I have a cold? I believe many cold patients will have this question. In fact, a cold is just caused by a viral infection in the upper respiratory tract. At this time, the body's resistance is relatively weak. Mooncakes are not irritating foods, so you can eat them in small amounts if you have a cold.

A cold, also known as an acute upper respiratory tract infection, is a general term for acute inflammation of the nasal cavity, pharynx or throat. Most are caused by viral infections, including rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza and parainfluenza viruses, and another 20% to 30% are caused by bacteria. Various factors that lead to a decrease in the systemic or local respiratory defense function, such as catching cold, getting caught in the rain, sudden climate changes, excessive fatigue, etc., can cause viruses or bacteria to multiply rapidly, thereby inducing this disease. Due to the congestion of the nasal mucosa, symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose may occur. You need to drink more water, pay attention to rest, and increase nutrition.

Mooncakes can increase immunity and help recover from colds, so they are worth eating.

1. Try not to eat

Although mooncakes are not very irritating food, when you have a cold your appetite will decrease, and your gastrointestinal digestion ability will also decrease. Eating irritating food can easily aggravate the cold. Although mooncakes are not very irritating, they are difficult to digest. At this time, your resistance is relatively poor, and eating food that is difficult to digest will cause discomfort to your body, which may make you feel even worse. Therefore, try not to eat mooncakes when you have a cold.

2. Eat less if the condition is not serious

If the cold is not very serious, you can eat a little. If you are coughing, don't eat it, because mooncakes generally have a high sugar content. Eating sweet food when you have a cough can easily aggravate the cough. Moreover, most mooncakes are sweet and greasy. Don't eat greasy food when you have a cold. People who particularly like to eat mooncakes can only eat one quarter of a mooncake at most. Mooncakes can easily reduce appetite. People who have a cold will have no appetite, and after eating mooncakes, they will not want to eat anything else.

3. Warm reminder

People with colds should not eat spicy and irritating foods. If the cold is not serious, do not take medicine. Frequent taking of medicine can easily produce antibodies and reduce resistance. Also, do not eat raw or cold food. Drink more boiled water. Your daily diet should not only be light but also nutritious, and you should supplement with more vitamins.