Patient's question:
Can children with asthma eat sweets?Doctor's answer:
Diet should avoid excessive sweetness and saltiness. It is advisable to consume warm foods and avoid excessive coldness or heat. Asthma patients, especially children, elderly individuals, and those with weakened constitutions, have relatively poor spleen and stomach functions. Consuming raw, cold, or excessively cold foods can slow down gastrointestinal motility, leading to indigestion, loss of appetite, and deterioration of the patient's condition, which is detrimental to asthma recovery. Additionally, vegetables and fruits are generally considered cool or cold in nature. Overconsumption of these foods can often worsen or trigger asthma attacks, which contradicts the recommendation for asthma patients to eat more vegetables and fruits. To resolve this contradiction, one can add ginger, pepper, or other warming ingredients during vegetable preparation, or cook them with warm foods such as beef, lean pork, or ribs. This can mitigate this issue. Avoid excessively hot or scalding foods, especially if the patient eats hastily. This can cause spasmodic coughing, potentially triggering asthma attacks, and should be particularly noted.