You should not eat chicken during a cough. You should eat simple, light, easily digestible, vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables and foods. Eating chicken at this time will aggravate the burden on the gastrointestinal tract because the protein content in chicken is particularly high, and it is a difficult food for the gastrointestinal tract to digest. Because during coughing, the digestive function of human gastrointestinal tract will be reduced, the secretion of digestive enzymes in the body will also be reduced, and the digestive ability for protein will be reduced. In addition, there is a saying in Chinese medicine that fish produces fire and meat produces phlegm. Chicken also belongs to meat, which will increase the secretion of phlegm and aggravate the symptoms of cough. If you eat chicken, it may cause a significant increase in the amount of coughing and coughing up phlegm, which is very bad for your body. You should eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C, or simple, easily digestible rice porridge or millet porridge.