Can I eat soy products while taking Chinese medicine?

Traditional Chinese medicine is a very popular treatment method because although it takes a long time to take effect, it can effectively treat the root cause of the disease, and its effect is relatively mild, so it is not easy to cause some adverse reactions. However, there are some dietary taboos after taking Chinese medicine. Some foods cannot be eaten, otherwise it may cause many adverse effects. So, can you eat soy products after taking Chinese medicine? Let's introduce it in detail below.

Generally, you need to avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, greasy and indigestible foods, and raw and cold foods while taking Chinese medicine, but soy products can still be eaten.

Taboos of taking Chinese medicine

1. Do not smoke or drink during the period of use. Substances such as nicotine contained in cigarettes and methanol in alcohol can cause certain damage to various organs of the body. In this case, taking Chinese medicine will not have any effect, which is equivalent to not taking it.

2. Drink some highly stimulating beverages. For example, coffee and cola. Coffee contains a certain amount of caffeine. After entering the body, this substance will damage the body's organs and reduce the efficacy of drugs, which is very harmful to the body.

3. Drug abuse. Kidney-tonifying Chinese medicine must be taken under the guidance of a professional doctor. Never take it at will, otherwise it may backfire.

4. Pay attention to rest. Be sure to rest after taking kidney-tonifying Chinese medicine. Getting enough sleep is one of the important guarantees for the body to recover its vitality and the kidneys to restore their kidney energy.

5. Avoid taking irritating foods. Eat less peppers, garlic, etc. These foods are quite harmful to the stomach and intestines. Patients with weak gastrointestinal function should eat less of them as they are not conducive to gastrointestinal absorption, thus affecting the body's absorption of the medicinal effects of Chinese medicine.

6. The decision to take kidney-tonifying Chinese medicine must be based on specific physical conditions. If you are sick or have a cold, it is recommended not to take Chinese medicine with kidney-tonifying effects. In addition, if you suffer from other diseases, you must ask your doctor for advice in advance before taking the kidney-tonifying medicine to see if you need to stop taking it. Don't do it recklessly on your own.

In clinical practice, we found that some foods also have the four properties and five flavors similar to medicines. In order to prevent food from having adverse effects on medicines, the concept of "dietary taboos" in traditional Chinese medicine came into being. Dietary restrictions include two parts: one is to restrict diet according to the nature of the disease, which is disease-related dietary restrictions. People with various heat syndromes, people with getting angry, and people with exogenous diseases should avoid spicy, fatty, greasy, and fried foods; those with cold syndromes should avoid raw, cold, or cold foods; during an asthma attack, they should avoid high-protein foods such as eggs, milk, fish, and shrimps; those with hemorrhoids and skin diseases should avoid seafood, mutton, dog meat, and other irritating foods; patients with edema should avoid salt; patients with hepatitis should avoid spicy, hot, and greasy foods. The second is to abstain from food based on the characteristics and incompatibility of the medicines taken, which is a dietary abstention based on the properties of the medicines. For example, when taking ginseng, avoid radish; when taking turtle shell, avoid amaranth and mint; when taking Poria cocos, avoid vinegar, etc. In addition, do not drink strong tea when taking any Chinese medicine, because strong tea contains a lot of tannic acid, which will reduce the efficacy when taken with Chinese medicine. You should mainly drink boiled water.