Can children eat fish when they have a cold and fever?

Children are particularly prone to fever caused by colds when they are young, and their body resistance becomes particularly poor when they have a cold, so they should try to eat some light-tasting foods and eat more fruits and vegetables. Fish is a relatively irritating food. During a cold, eating fish is likely to cause allergies in the body. So can children eat fish when they have a cold and fever?

Can babies eat fish when they have a cold or fever?

Yes, try to eat less. Eggs are high in protein. Eating them when you have a fever will increase your body temperature, which is not conducive to recovery. Other high-protein foods such as lean meat, fish, etc. will also add extra calories to the body and should be eaten as little as possible. Experts say that the diet of patients with fever should be light and easy to digest. Generally, it is mainly liquid or semi-liquid food, with some fresh fruits. In the later stages of recovery, you can supplement with more high-protein foods such as lean meat, fish, and tofu.

When a child has a fever, he or she should eat a light diet and drink plenty of water. It is best not to feed fish to children at this time, and wait until the child recovers before supplementing their nutrition. If the child really wants to eat, he can eat a moderate amount of fish when he has a cold or fever. It can increase nutrition and help recovery. At the same time, children should be given more water to drink and physical cooling should be performed. Their diet should consist of milk, egg custard, fruit, juice, chopped vegetables, and thick porridge.

As the old saying goes, fish produces fire and meat produces phlegm. If your child is not feeling well, do not feed him/her greasy food. It is better to feed him/her a light diet. Wait until he/she recovers from the illness before supplementing him/her. This way, the food will be better absorbed. If the child is not allergic to fish, then you can add an appropriate amount of fish during illness and fever. However, because illness and fever will affect gastrointestinal function, causing nausea, vomiting, poor appetite and other discomforts, it is best to eat light food, small meals and frequent meals. You can drink more porridge. After the child is fully recovered, you can slowly supplement nutrition.

What to eat when a child has a fever

Liquid foods that children can eat when they have a fever include:

(1) Milk. Milk can provide children with a certain amount of protein, and adding an appropriate amount of rice soup can provide some carbohydrates.

(2) Rice soup. Rice soup can provide children with carbohydrates, and it has sufficient water content, making it easier for sick children to absorb it through their stomachs. Boil the rice until it is soft and remove the residue to get rice soup.

(3) Mung bean soup. Mung beans are benign and have the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying and relieving summer heat.

(4) Fresh fruit juice. The main ingredients of fresh fruit juice are vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. It only contains a small amount of plant protein and is easy to absorb. In summer, you can drink watermelon juice, which has the effects of clearing away heat, quenching thirst and promoting diuresis. In autumn and winter, you can drink fresh pear juice, which has the effects of moistening the lungs, clearing the heart, relieving cough, and removing phlegm. Fresh orange juice has the effects of removing dampness, resolving phlegm, clearing the lungs, and unblocking meridians.

Semi-liquid foods that children can eat when they have a fever include lotus root powder, milk powder, porridge, eggs, and soft noodles.

It is worth noting that liquid food is generally consumed during the acute phase of illness, and semi-liquid food is consumed during the recovery phase or fever-reducing phase.

Do not suddenly add food that the child has not eaten before during the fever period to avoid diarrhea. If a child with a fever has a poor appetite, do not force him to eat, so as to avoid stomach discomfort and vomiting after eating, but be sure to pay attention to replenishing water.