You can eat winter melon soup during a cold. Cold usually refers to the common cold, which is caused by viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. The incubation period of the common cold usually ranges from 1 to 3 days, and patients mainly show symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, throat discomfort and coughing. The common cold is a self-limiting disease and may clear up on its own over time. During the cold, there is no special dietary contraindications, and patients with colds drink winter melon soup, which can replenish a variety of nutrients and is beneficial to health. However, do not add stimulating ingredients when making winter melon soup, and do not drink cold winter melon soup to avoid the impact on your health. If the symptoms of cold further aggravate, such as breathing difficulties, headache and vomiting, limb pain, loss of appetite, etc., you can go to the respiratory medicine department of the hospital, but also give the appropriate drug treatment.