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6 Foods You Should Never Eat When You’re Sick by Flame4chi(m): 8:42pm On Feb 10, 2017 |
Here are nine foods and
beverages you should avoid when you’re sick so you
can feel better faster.
1.COFFEE
When you should skip it: You have any type of illness,
but especially a stomach bug.
Why it makes you feel worse: The caffeine in coffee is a
diuretic, so it can make you pee a lot and leave you
dehydrated.
That’s bad news when you’re battling a virus or other
infection, since getting enough hydration helps your
immune system fight more effectively, says Kristine
Arthur, M.D., an internist at Orange Coast Memorial
Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California.
Caffeine is even worse when you’re dealing with
vomiting or diarrhea, since both can cause you to lose
fluid. Taking in extra caffeine on top of that will only
make that dehydration worse. (Find out how drinking
too much caffeine affects your body.)
Plus, caffeine can actually stimulate the muscles in
your digestive tract and make your diarrhea more
intense, Arthur says.
2.ORANGE JUICE
When you should skip it: You have a cough or sore
throat.
Why it makes you feel worse: Orange juice’s tart acidity
is usually refreshing. But when you have a cough or
cold, it can hurt your throat.
“It contains citric acid, which irritates the lining of your
already-inflamed throat,” says Taz Bhatia, M.D.,
professor of integrative medicine at Emory University
and author of What Doctors Eat.
That means your throat will hurt more and take longer
to heal.
3.SWEETS
When you should skip it: You have any type of illness,
but especially a stomach bug.
Why it makes you feel worse: Eating refined sugar can
temporarily suppress your white blood cells’ ability to
fight off bacteria, says Arthur.
For a few hours after snacking on cookies, candy, or
sugary cereal, your immune system is weaker.
As a result, it’s less efficient at fighting off the germs
that are making you sick.
Refined sugar poses even more of a problem when
you’re dealing with a stomach bug.
“Sugar tends to pull fluid out of the GI tract, which can lead
to loose, watery stools and diarrhea,” Arthur says.
4.SODA
When to skip it: You have any type of illness, but
especially a stomach bug.
Why it makes you feel worse: Like coffee, caffeinated
sodas are dehydrating.
And they’re loaded with sugar that suppresses your
immune system and messes with your GI tract, says
Arthur.
If water just isn’t appealing, try a lower-sugar drink with
rehydrating electrolytes—like a sports drink or coconut
water, says Arthur.
Diet soda is off-limits, too.
“Many artificial sweeteners are large molecules, which
can’t be broken down and digested well,” Arthur says.
That can cause bloating, cramping, and even diarrhea.
In other words, it just makes whatever stomach
symptoms you’re already experiencing even worse.
5.CRUNCHY SNACKS
When to skip them: You have a cough or sore throat.
Why they make you feel worse: The abrasive texture of
snacks like potato chips, granola, or even crispy toast
will feel like sandpaper on your raw throat, Bhatia says.
And it doesn’t just feel lousy: The more you irritate your
throat, the longer it’ll take to heal, too. So you might
end up actually prolonging your misery.
6. FRIED ORFATTY FOODS :When to skip it: You have a stomach bug.
Why it makes you feel worse: “Fatty foods take longer to
move through the digestive system, which can make
nausea worse and trigger acid reflux,” Bhatia says.
And because they also trigger muscle spasms in your
intestinal tract, they can make diarrhea worse.
Save the burger and fries for when you’re feeling better. |
Re: 6 Foods You Should Never Eat When You’re Sick by emzreus(m): 8:47pm On Feb 10, 2017 |
Nice |
Re: 6 Foods You Should Never Eat When You’re Sick by success1smyn(m): 8:55pm On Feb 10, 2017 |
good to know |
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