What shouldn’t you eat while taking Chinese medicine?

Because Chinese medicine has very little side effects on the body and is very effective, some people often seek treatment from Chinese medicine practitioners when they become ill. However, when taking Chinese medicine, you also need to pay attention to your diet, because improper diet will not only reduce the efficacy of the medicine, but may even cause drug incompatibility and harm your body. So, what foods can't be eaten when taking Chinese medicine?

1. Raw and cold food

This type of food is mostly cold in nature, and its main function is to clear away heat and quench thirst, so it is suitable for heat-related diseases. However, it can easily affect gastrointestinal function, so it should be avoided by people with weak and cold constitution and patients with gastrointestinal diseases.

2. Spicy food

This type of food is mostly spicy and hot, and has the effect of promoting yang and strengthening the stomach. If consumed too much, it can easily produce phlegm and fire, disperse qi and consume blood. Therefore, this type of diet is only suitable for people with cold syndrome diseases, but not for people with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, as well as patients with blood syndrome, febrile diseases, hemorrhoids, fistulas, carbuncles, etc. Such foods include onions, garlic, leeks, ginger, wine, peppers, etc.

3. Foods that cause hair loss

This type of food is all wind-inducing, phlegm-generating and fire-stimulating. Since the degree to which the disease selects for food varies, the effects of this disease will also be different. Such foods include mushrooms, champignons, bamboo shoots, mustard greens, pumpkin, rooster meat, pork head, sow meat, etc.

4. Fishy foods

Most of these foods are salty, cold and fishy, ​​and contain foreign proteins, which can easily cause allergic reactions. Eating too much can damage the spleen and stomach and induce diseases. Therefore, people with spleen and stomach diseases should not eat too much, especially those with allergies. Such foods include yellow croaker, carp, hairtail, clam meat, shrimp, crab, etc., while carp, sardines, catfish, yellow croaker, crab and yellow mud snail are most likely to cause allergies. Fishy foods are also considered to be allergenic.

5. Greasy food

This type of food includes animal fats and solid foods that are fried or deep-fried. Greasy food can damage the spleen and stomach, so it should be avoided by those suffering from external diseases, jaundice, and diarrhea. Fried foods are hard, hot and difficult to digest. People with gastrointestinal diseases or those suffering from "internal heat" should avoid eating them.

If you are currently taking Chinese medicine, then it is best to avoid the five types of food introduced above, because such foods will affect gastrointestinal function and may even cause allergic reactions, which will not only affect the efficacy of the medicine, but may also have the opposite effect. Therefore, when taking Chinese medicine, you must pay attention to a light diet.