Patient's question:
My daughter has recently been experiencing frequent shortness of breath, coughing, phlegm, and wheezing. She went to the hospital for related tests, and the doctor diagnosed her with bronchial asthma. The doctor prescribed her cough and phlegm-relieving as well as asthma-relieving medications.Doctor's answer:
Hello, dietary taboos for pediatric bronchial asthma:For cold asthma, the main symptoms include thin, clear, white, foamy sputum, lack of thirst, and a wiry, slippery pulse. Therefore, people with cold asthma should avoid cold and cooling foods such as pears, celery, and water chestnuts.
For hot asthma, the main symptoms include sudden coughing fits, yellow, thick, difficult-to-extract sputum, bitter taste in the mouth, thirst, fever, excessive sweating, red tongue, yellow greasy coating, and a slippery, rapid pulse. Therefore, people with hot asthma should avoid spicy and dry-heat foods such as mutton, goose meat, chili peppers, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, star anise, and fennel to prevent aggravating the condition like adding fuel to the fire.
If asthma is accompanied by bloating, avoid foods such as beans, taro, and sweet potatoes to prevent worsening the symptoms of shortness of breath and wheezing.