Tuberculosis in general can eat tofu, but there are some special circumstances can not eat, such as tuberculosis combined with gout, or tuberculosis patients with abdominal pain, abdominal distension attack should not eat tofu, will aggravate abdominal pain, abdominal distension. Patients with intestinal tuberculosis generally digestive absorption function is not good, but the tofu is easy to digest, as long as the patient with intestinal tuberculosis does not have other special underlying disease, this kind of food can be eaten, generally will not affect the condition of patients with intestinal tuberculosis. Tofu is a soybean product, containing a moderate amount of purine, if tuberculosis combined with hyperuricemia, especially gout patients it is best not to eat tofu, may aggravate the condition. Eating tofu is easy to flatulence, if there are gastrointestinal diseases, such as chronic gastritis, abdominal pain, abdominal distension and other digestive symptoms of patients, excessive eating tofu, may lead to aggravation of symptoms. In addition renal failure, acute nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and hepatic encephalopathy patients should also control the intake of tofu, tofu is rich in vegetable protein, the amount of protein is relatively poor, it is not beneficial to patients with such diseases, to encourage such patients to moderate intake of high-quality proteins such as fish, shrimp, beef and mutton.