My son has caught a cold these days, with a fever and a dull throat. I didn''t pay much attention to it at first, only used some antipyretics and vitamin C. Later, there was a symptom of laryngitis, and I had no choice but to go to the hospital to inject antibiotics. Between his repeated temperature rises and falls, I found that as soon as his body temperature returned to normal after taking antipyretics, his appetite became better and he ate a lot. When the body temperature rose again, he had no appetite, and he could not eat any more when he ate. Therefore, I did not arrange his diet based on the morning, middle, and evening time, but according to his temperature changes. Let him try to eat more when his body temperature is normal.

　　 1. Drink plenty of water

　　 Drink plenty of water to improve the body’s water and level, help fight viruses, promote toxin excretion, and relieve cold symptoms . Plain water, pure water and mineral water are all acceptable. The amount of drinking water should generally reach 2000 ml or more per day, or at least 6-8 times a day. My son can’t drink so much water, so I buy him a drink. I don’t approve of his drink, but during colds, I always buy him various drinks to replenish the water. At the same time, we also gave him a homemade "drink"-a large glass of water with vitamin C effervescent tablets (children 500 mg / day, adults 1000 mg / day).

　　2. Drink more soup

　　chicken soup, pork rib soup, fish soup, etc. have taste, not only can provide more moisture, but also provide A small amount of nutrients. Other studies have found that chicken soup has resistance to cold viruses. A large bowl of hot soup can help relieve cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, runny nose, dry throat and sore throat. If you add more ginger (or ginger powder) to the soup, the effect will be better. However, his son has never liked to drink soup, he would rather drink beverages than hot soup.

　　3. Eat easily digestible foods, but don’t be too light

　　Enough adequate nutrition during colds to increase the resistance to cold viruses . However, a cold often affects appetite and makes people unable to eat. Therefore, most people with colds will eat less, and mainly porridge, vegetables, fruits and so on. Porridge, vegetables, and fruits are all good foods, but if they are mainly used, they are too light, and insufficient nutrition intake is not conducive to cold recovery. Therefore, during colds, it is still necessary to adhere to a balanced diet, especially to ensure the intake of high-protein foods such as milk, eggs, meat and fish and shrimp lamps to strengthen nutrition.

　　 Of course, these high-protein foods should be as easy to digest as possible, such as steamed egg custard, meat dumplings or wontons, shrimp noodles, fish stew or fish stew, etc., or used to cook soup (when eating (Even soup with meat). My son''s situation is that as long as his body temperature drops (reduced fever) after taking the medicine, he can completely eat his usual diet.

　　I want to emphasize that, regardless of having a cold or other common diseases, you should try to maintain a balanced diet, because a balanced diet and comprehensive nutrition are most conducive to disease recovery. Therefore, unless there is a last resort, such as the fact that you can''t eat, stomach pain or severe abdominal distension, you can''t take the initiative to reduce or give up a balanced diet. That superstition of one or two special foods-whether it''s porridge, fruit, sea cucumber, or abalone-is simply wrong.