What should patients with bronchial asthma pay attention to, especially their diet?

Since most asthma patients are in poor physical condition and lose weight, they should supplement enough protein, such as lean meat, eggs, milk, soybeans and soy products, but should eat less shrimp, crab, salted fish, milk, etc. food in case of allergies. At the same time, asthma consumes a lot of calories, so you should supplement your diet with more calories, such as rice, noodles, etc. Patients should also pay attention to eating more foods rich in vitamins and minerals to enhance their resistance.

1. Foods suitable for asthma patients

1. The diet should be light and soft, and it is advisable to eat more foods that are easy to digest and rich in fiber, such as loofah, bananas, pears, etc.

2. You should eat more foods containing vitamins A, C and calcium. Foods containing vitamin A can repair, moisturize and protect damaged lung organs, such as pig liver, egg yolk, cod liver oil, Carrots, pumpkins, etc.; foods containing vitamin C have anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-cold functions, such as dates, grapefruit, tomatoes, green peppers, etc.

3. Eating more calcium-containing foods can enhance the anti-allergic ability of the trachea, such as pork bones, tofu, etc., while water chestnuts, walnut meat, red dates, lotus seeds, yams, etc. can strengthen the spleen and reduce phlegm, nourish the spleen and nourish the lungs. It has a certain effect on preventing asthma attacks.

4. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits to help the body absorb necessary and sufficient amounts of vitamins and inorganic salts, which can remove internal heat, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and can strengthen the spleen, kidneys and lungs.

Common foods suitable for asthma patients include:

1. White radish: native to my country, it was called cabbage in ancient times and was cultivated in the Zhou Dynasty. White radish is rich in nutrients and is known as "little ginseng". Its nature and flavor are sweet, pungent, and mild. It has the moderate effects of digesting food, reducing phlegm, and relaxing Qi. White radish contains a large amount of sugars, multiple vitamins, fats, calcium, scale, iron and other minerals, which are indispensable nutrients for people. Therefore, eating more radishes on a daily basis is good for your health. Take 1 bowl of white radish juice, 30 ml of honey, decoct it and take it to cure asthma.

2. Luffa: sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. Contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, scale, iron, vitamin B1 and vitamin C. There are also plant mucilage, xylose gum, etc. It has the effects of clearing away heat and benefiting the intestines, cooling blood and detoxifying. Because loofah contains high vitamin C, it can be used to treat scurvy. And because of its high content of vitamin B1, it is good for the brain development of children and the maintenance of brain health in middle-aged and elderly people. Cut several pieces of raw loofah (continuous stems) into pieces, boil them in a casserole, and take the thick juice to treat asthma.

3. Pumpkin: Pumpkin is a melon vegetable grown in summer and autumn. It is sweet and moderate in taste; it can be used as a vegetable or as a food substitute. It is rich in sugars and starch. Old pumpkin tastes fragrant and sweet. It also contains protein, fat, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and other minerals, and is very nutritious. Pumpkin is sweet, warm and non-toxic; its flesh is good for lung qi; its seeds are fragrant and can repel tapeworms. Take 1 pumpkin (about 500 grams), 60 ml of honey, and 30 grams of rock sugar. First make an opening on the top of the melon, scoop out part of the flesh, put in the sugar and honey, cover it, put it in a small pot, steam it for 1 hour and take it out. Take it twice in the morning and evening for 5-7 days to cure asthma.

4. Garlic: pungent and warm in nature, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, deworming and stomachic. It is not only rich in protein, fat, sugar, phosphorus, carotene and vitamin C, but also contains onion and garlic fungicides with therapeutic effects. Eating raw garlic can enhance appetite, help digestion, season and remove fishy smell, sterilize, prevent and treat diseases, so you should eat raw garlic regularly. After eating garlic, eat a few jujubes or chew a few tea leaves, and the unpleasant garlic smell will be relieved. Take 60 grams of purple-skinned garlic and 90 grams of brown sugar, mash the garlic into mud, add brown sugar, add an appropriate amount of water in a casserole and boil it into a paste. Swallow 1 spoonful every morning and evening to cure asthma.

2. Dietary taboos for asthma patients Asthma patients should eat warm, light and soft meals, and can eat small meals frequently. Except for foods that are certain to cause allergies or asthma, avoid eating other foods to avoid losing the proper nutritional balance. During an asthma attack, you should also eat less flatulent or indigestible foods, such as beans, potatoes, etc., to prevent abdominal distension from compressing the chest and aggravating dyspnea.

Generally speaking, foods that patients with asthma should avoid (or eat less of) include egg yolks, roosters, fatty pork, mutton, dog meat, marine fish, clams, crabs, and shrimps; papaya, leeks, daylily, and bamboo shoots. (or dried bamboo shoots), peanuts, pickles, chili, pepper; saccharin, essence, pigment, chocolate; ice cream and other cold drinks, soda and other carbonated drinks, wine, coffee, strong tea, etc. Asthma patients should have a light diet, quit smoking and drinking, and eat less seafood, eggs, and milk. Eat more beans, mushrooms and other foods.