Generally speaking, spicy food is not recommended for patients with cerebral infarction.
Although there is no absolute dietary contraindication for patients with cerebral infarction, consumption of spicy food may cause blood pressure fluctuations, and if long-term blood pressure control is not good, it is easy to recur cerebral infarction; and patients with cerebral infarction take aspirin and other drugs orally for a long time, and occasionally have gastrointestinal side effects, and spicy food increases gastrointestinal discomfort, which can cause gastric ulcer and other adverse prognosis, which is not conducive to recovery of cerebral infarction condition.
It is recommended that patients with cerebral infarction avoid high fat and fried food, as well as dishes containing high salt or pickled products; daily diet to light, recommended intake of cereals and potatoes, vegetables, fruits, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, legumes, oils and fats, so as to do the staple coarse and fine matching, to ensure adequate nutritional intake.
It is recommended that patients follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, if necessary, can consult a physician and dietitian scientific guidance diet.