What should I do if I drink Chinese medicine and eat fish?

China has many mountains, rivers and lakes, and there are many aquatic products in the lakes, among which fish are the most numerous. Fish meat is delicious and there are many varieties. Fish comes in different sizes and some are suitable for steaming, some for braising, and some for making soup. Fish not only tastes good, but also has high nutritional value. Many people like to eat fish. But if someone eats fish while taking Chinese medicine, will it have any impact on the body?

You can eat fish while taking Chinese medicine. But it is best not to eat fish when treating eczema.

Patients should not eat certain foods while taking or using medications. This is called medication contraindications, or commonly known as "dietary restrictions." It is not advisable to eat food that is contrary to the medicinal properties or affects the treatment.

In addition, due to the disease, during the medication period, all foods that are difficult to digest and have special irritants should be avoided according to the condition. For example, patients with asthma, allergic dermatitis, hepatitis, carbuncle, etc. cannot eat chicken, mutton, pork head, fish, crab, shrimp, leek, hair algae and other foods while taking medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine has four properties: warm, cool, cold and hot, and five flavors: pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty. They have different effects of ascending, descending, sinking and floating. Therefore, in terms of compatibility, they can complement each other, use each other, fear each other, kill each other, hate each other and have opposite results. Therefore, when using Chinese patent medicines, we should also pay attention to the compatibility of the various medicines.

While taking Chinese patent medicine to treat diseases, you should also pay attention to certain dietary taboos. Generally, you should avoid eating raw, cold, fishy, ​​greasy and irritating foods. Due to differences in medical conditions, medicinal properties and food properties, the dietary taboos for certain diseases are different, and you must pay attention to the instructions for use of the medicine. Pregnant women should not use or use with caution Chinese patent medicines that contain highly toxic and potent ingredients or that may harm the mother and fetus; medicines that should be used with caution include Chinese patent medicines that have ingredients that promote menstruation and remove bad habits, promote qi circulation and break up stagnation, are pungent, hot and dry, and have lubricating and smooth ingredients that open up the orifices.

Precautions for taking Chinese medicine

1. It is best to take Chinese medicine 30-60 minutes after a meal to avoid the irritation of the gastric mucosa by the Chinese medicine ingredients.

2. It is best not to drink tea, coffee, milk or soy milk about one hour before and after taking Chinese medicine, so as to avoid chemical reactions between the Chinese medicine ingredients and the tannins, caffeine and proteins in the tea, which will affect the efficacy. You can drink water.

3. Take it warm: Generally, medicines should be taken warm. After the medicine is decocted, let it sit for a while and take it when it is neither cold nor hot. Such as mild tonic medicines.

4. Take it while hot: All medicines for colds and flu should be taken while hot to achieve the purpose of sweating; the same applies to medicines for dispelling cold and activating blood circulation, so as to dispel cold and promote blood circulation.

5. Take before meals: Generally take the medicine 30 to 60 minutes before meals. If the disease is located in the lower part of the body, the medicine should be taken before meals so that the medicinal properties can be easily delivered to the lower part of the body, such as liver and kidney deficiency or diseases below the waist. For the treatment of intestinal diseases, it is also advisable to take medicine before meals, because when the stomach is empty, the liquid medicine can directly contact the gastrointestinal mucosa, pass through the stomach into the intestine more quickly, and thus be absorbed more and exert its effect, without being diluted by food in the stomach and affecting the efficacy.

6. Take after meals: Generally take the medicine 15 to 30 minutes after meals. If the disease is located in the upper part of the body, the medicine should be taken after meals. For treating diseases of the heart, lungs, chest, diaphragm, and stomach, taking the medicine after meals can allow the medicinal properties to move upward.