What we eat when we are sick has a significant impact on the body, in particular, some foods can slow down the healing process.
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In order not to worsen your condition, it is important to know which foods should be excluded from the diet during illness. For example, you should avoid eating avocados – they contain histamine, which aggravates cold symptoms. The fruit can also cause stomach discomfort due to its high fat content.
Histamine is also found in soy sauce and seafood. In addition, shellfish, mussels, and shrimp can cause an allergic reaction, writes the NBN publication with reference to the Eat This, Not That portal.
The effectiveness of fighting the disease can be affected by many people's favorite morning drink – coffee. Caffeine is a diuretic, causing dehydration. For the same reason, you should avoid drinking alcohol.
Sweet carbonated drinks can also harm the body by aggravating inflammation. Candy and chocolate have the same effect due to their high sugar content.
Remove bread and seitan from your menu – they contain gluten, which provokes inflammation and promotes the formation of mucus in the stomach.
You should avoid including processed meats in your diet until you recover, as this product contains a large amount of sodium, which causes dehydration.
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