What can't you eat if you have chickenpox?

Children are very likely to get some diseases when they are young because their immunity is relatively weak in childhood. Even when they reach adulthood, they may still get some diseases, such as chickenpox. Chickenpox is a skin disease, so special attention should be paid to dietary hygiene and taboos in daily life. Today I will tell you about the things you should not eat when you have chickenpox. It is best to control your diet.

1. People with chickenpox should not eat meat, such as pork, beef, chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, crab, especially seafood, as they can easily induce a recurrence of viral infection.

2. Do not eat spicy food when you have chickenpox: Try not to eat raw onions, ginger, garlic, mustard, horseradish and other irritating foods, because these are irritants and can easily cause chickenpox to leave scars.

3. People with chickenpox should not eat hot foods: eat less or no dog meat, mutton, venison, sparrow meat, goose, hairtail, yellow croaker, eggs, longan meat, lychee, fried peanuts, fried broad beans, fried melon seeds, etc.

You should not eat cinnamon when you have chickenpox. Cinnamon, also known as cassia bark or official cinnamon, is often used as a spice. However, cinnamon is very hot, spicy and sweet, and its pure yang tissue can increase fire, dry out and damage yin, which is not conducive to the recovery of chickenpox. You cannot eat eggs when you have chickenpox. Children must eat a light diet when they have chickenpox.

4. Chicken. When children have chickenpox and the rash becomes inward and difficult to break out, they can eat chicken. But after chickenpox is cured, you can no longer eat chicken. Pork is a warming and nourishing food. Chickenpox is an acute herpes infectious disease caused by an exovirus. It should be treated by purgation rather than supplementation. Therefore, you should not eat pork when you have chickenpox. Mutton can replenish qi and nourish the body, but chickenpox is a viral infectious disease, so children with chickenpox should avoid eating it.

5. Chickenpox patients should avoid irritating foods in their diet. Chickenpox and measles are both rash-induced febrile diseases. Chickenpox is suitable for heat-clearing foods, but not for irritating foods. Irritating foods will make chickenpox more numerous and larger and prolong the course of the disease. Irritating foods that should be avoided include coriander, rice wine, crucian carp, ginger, green onions and mutton. Avoid spicy food. Chickenpox patients should avoid spicy food, as spicy food will help produce fire and phlegm, aggravating the condition. Such foods include chili peppers, chili oil, mustard and curry, garlic, leeks, fennel, cinnamon and pepper.

6. Avoid greasy food. Chickenpox patients are prone to high fever, decreased appetite, and may also suffer from indigestion. You must not eat greasy food at this time, and you should avoid fried twisted dough sticks, fried chicken, and fried pork chops. Avoid heat. To treat chickenpox, you need to clear away heat and detoxify. You cannot eat hot foods, such as dog meat and mutton, venison and sparrow meat, broad beans and garlic sprouts, leeks and longans, etc.