There are no contraindications for fruits for cold and flu, but it is necessary to be careful not to consume allergic fruits and not to consume excessive fruits.
Fresh fruits have high water content and are rich in water-soluble vitamins and dietary fiber, which can promote the body’s metabolism, strengthen the intestinal power, and facilitate digestion and defecation, etc. Consuming fruits in moderation is beneficial to the nutritional balance of patients suffering from colds.
However, if you are known to be allergic to certain fruits, you should not consume them on a daily basis and avoid them when you have a cold.
In addition, the sugar content of fruits is generally more, excessive consumption may irritate the throat, causing cough aggravation, or increase the viscosity of phlegm, resulting in phlegm is not easy to cough out, at the same time, it will also affect the intake of other nutrients, so do not recommend that patients with cold and flu to consume excessive amounts of fruits.