Dietary considerations for children with asthma

Asthma is a common disease in our human body, and the incidence rate of this asthma is still very high, so it is generally easier to see patients with asthma in our real life. In fact, most people have the chance of suffering from asthma, and children are no exception. For children, the most important thing after suffering from asthma is to seek timely treatment. Of course, in addition to treatment, you also need to pay attention to your daily diet. So, what are the dietary do’s and don’ts for children with asthma?

Asthma has a huge impact on children because they are still in the stage of growth and development and all the organs of the body have not yet formed. Asthma will affect the normal development of children. In addition, there are actually many treatments for childhood asthma in reality, which is quite important for children. So, let’s talk about the dietary do’s and don’ts for children with asthma.

What should children with asthma eat?

1. Honey ginger juice: We need 30 grams of ginger and 50 grams of honey. Mash the ginger, take the juice and mix it with honey, then take it with boiled water in three doses. This is suitable for asthma diseases of cold nature.

2. Pumpkin honey: Take 1 pumpkin, 50 ml of honey and 30 grams of rock sugar. First, make an opening on the top of the melon, scoop out some of the pulp, add honey and rock sugar, cover it, and steam it on a plate for 1 hour. Suitable for cold asthma.

3. Fresh reed root porridge: take 150 grams of fresh reed root, 10 grams of bamboo shavings, 50 grams of polished rice, and 15 grams of rock sugar. Chop the fresh reed root and wash it, add water and cook it with bamboo shavings for 20 minutes, remove the residue and keep the juice, add rice to cook porridge, after the porridge is done, add rock sugar and eat. Suitable for febrile asthma.

What children with asthma should not eat:

1. Milk and dairy products: We should not use milk to treat children's allergic asthma. Therefore, for infants and young children who need to be fed with milk, breastfeeding should be actively advocated to reduce the chance of allergic asthma caused by milk during the feeding process.

2. Seafood and aquatic products: The allergens of these foods are usually heat-resistant, and their cooked foods often induce allergic asthma. In particular, eating unfresh seafood can significantly increase the incidence of allergic asthma. Therefore, try to avoid eating it. Which seafood should not be consumed by patients with allergic asthma?

3. Some fruits: A few fruits may induce allergic asthma, such as peaches, apples, bananas, strawberries, cherries, coconuts, etc. Although these are only individual cases, you should still be vigilant.

Therefore, through the detailed introduction in the above article, I believe everyone should have understood the dietary do’s and don’ts regarding children with asthma. In fact, for children with asthma, it is better to eat more honey ginger juice, pumpkin honey, fresh reed root porridge, etc.; on the contrary, it is generally better not to eat some dairy products, seafood, peaches, bananas, strawberries, etc. These are what our children with asthma need to pay attention to.